Singing in the Dark

Singing in the Dark (1956)

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.

Date of release
1956-03-07
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Music, Drama, Crime
Director
Max Nosseck

Casting

Interesting facts

Singing in the Dark is a 1956 American black-and-white film about a Holocaust survivor suffering from total amnesia who comes to the United States. It stars Yiddish language film actor Moishe Oysher in his only English-language film performance, comedian Joey Adams, who was also executive producer, and his wife, future gossip columnist Cindy Adams, and was directed by Max Nosseck.

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