Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
The story
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
- tradition
- rabbi
- musical
- remake
- blackface
- father son relationship
- jazz music
- tradition vs modernity
The bill
Neil Diamond
Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
Laurence Olivier
Cantor Rabinovitch
Lucie Arnaz
Molly Bell
Catlin Adams
Rivka Rabinovitch
- Franklyn Ajaye — Bubba
- Paul Nicholas — Keith Lennox
- Sully Boyar — Eddie Gibbs
- Mike Kellin — Leo
- James Booth — Paul Rossini
- Luther Waters — Teddy
- Oren Waters — Mel
- Rod Gist — Timmy
- Walter Janovitz — Rabbi Birnbaum
- Janet Brandt — Aunt Tillie
- John Witherspoon — M.C. Cinderella Club
- Directed
- Richard Fleischer
- Written
- Herbert Baker
Production
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 · 74 ratings
- Studio
- EMI Films, The Jerry Leider Company
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