Synopsis
In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act where she is convinced she will find her stardom. Instead, she finds Rico, a suave gangster and the club owner.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Waris HusseinDirector
- Bruce BushmanOriginal Music Composer
- James LiptonWriter
- Barry ManilowOriginal Music Composer
- Jack FeldmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barry ManilowTony Starr
- Annette O'TooleLola Lamar
- Estelle GettyBella Stern
- James T. CallahanDennis Reilly
- Andra AkersPamela Devereaux
- Silvana GallardoConchita Rivera
- Joseph BolognaRico Castelli
- Ernie SabellaSam Gropper
- Cliff OsmondAngelo
- Dwier BrownBibi Sutton
- Stanley Brock2nd Publisher
- Clarence FelderNick Panotis
Stills
Themes
gangstermusicalpianistsongwriterbased on song, poem or rhymedancehall girlmanhattan, new york citycopacabanabar singer1940s