Startime The Jazz Singer (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Startime

The Jazz Singer (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

The conflict between the Rabbi father and the son who disappoints him by seeking a secular career instead of a religious touches a Jewish cord, although it has a universal aspect.

Director

Ralph Nelson

Writers

Oliver Crawford (written by) | Ernest D. Glucksman (from an adaptation by) | Ralph Nelson (from an adaptation by) | Samson Raphaelson (play)

Producer

Ernest D. Glucksman

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 13, 1959

Release date

Oct 13, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Jerry Lewis Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Anna Maria Alberghetti Ginny Gibson Ginny Gibson See fewer	Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Eduard Franz Cantor Morris Rabinowitz Cantor Morris Rabinowitz See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Molly Picon Sarah Rabinowitz Sarah Rabinowitz See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Alan Reed Nathan Gittleson Nathan Gittleson See fewer	The Flintstones (1960)
Joey Faye Tony De Santos Tony De Santos See fewer	Close-Up (1948)
Barry Gordon Larry Larry See fewer	Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
Del Moore Harry Lee Harry Lee See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Robert Hutton Television Director Television Director See fewer	They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Phil Arnold Messenger Messenger See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Sid Cassel Dr. Miller (as Sid Cassele) Dr. Miller (as Sid Cassele) See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Bob Duggan Stage Manager Stage Manager See fewer	Cruising (1980)
Dorain Grusman Marilyn (as Dorian Grusman) Marilyn (as Dorian Grusman) See fewer	The Breakfast Club (1985)
Frances Weintraub Lax Ida (as Frances Lax) Ida (as Frances Lax) See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Louise Vincent Rosalie Rosalie See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Oliver Crawford Moe Moe See fewer	Startime (I) (1959)
Hal Smith Laughing man in nightclub (uncredited) Laughing man in nightclub (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Race (1965)