Singing in the Dark (1956)
84 min
Leo, a holocaust survivor who suffers from total amnesia, comes to the U.S. and works as a hotel desk clerk. One night while a comedian who owns a bar in the hotel gives him a drink, he breaks out in song and discovers a great voice. Under a psychiatrist's treatment, and because of a blow to the head by some hoodlums, he realizes his name is David and that he was the son of a great Jewish Cantor, and gradually recovers his memory of losing his parents. He gives up a promising career singing in nightclubs to return to the synagogue.
- Release date
- March 7, 1956
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Moyshe Oysher as David, aka Leo
- Moyshe Oysher as His Father
- Phyllis Hill as Ruth
- Joey Adams as Joey Napoleon
- Henry Sharp as Dr. A. Neumann
- Mickey Knox as Harry, handsome tough
- Dave Starr as Larry, ugly tough
- Lawrence Tierney as Biff Lamont
- Kay Medford as Luli
- Al Kelly as Mons. La Fontaine
- Cindy Adams as Biff's Mistress
Crew
- Max Nosseck · Director
- Ann Hood · Writer
- Aben Kandel · Writer
- Stephen Kandel · Writer
- Max Nosseck · Writer
- Moyshe Oysher · Composer
- Boris Kaufman · Cinematographer
- Leonard Anderson · Editor
- Marc Sorkin · Editor