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Singing in the Dark is a film of genre Drama directed by Max Nosseck with Mickey Knox
Singing in the Dark (1956)
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Add to a movie listDirected by Max Nosseck
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Rating69%
Singing in the Dark is a 1956 black-and-white motion picture 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, and comedian Joey Adams (born Joseph Abramowitz), and was directed by the silent film director Max Nosseck.
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Leo, the main character, is a Holocaust survivor who suffers from total amnesia. When he immigrates to the U.S. he manages to find a job as a hotel desk clerk. When he accepts a drink in the hotel bar, he suddenly starts singing, amazing those around him—and himself—with his magnificent voice. Taking advantage of his gift, he begins singing in nightclubs. Eventually, with the help of a psychiatrist and partly as a result of a blow to the head during a mugging, his memories begin to return, and he realizes that he is the son of a great Jewish Hazzan (Cantor) in Europe. As memories of his parents, who perished in the Holocaust, return to him, he abandons his nightclub career to follow his father's footsteps as a synagogue cantor. The final scene shows Leo (who now remembers that his real name is "David") singing during a synagogue service.Actors
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