I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

Overview

The story of Kurt Weill 's relationship with the American popular theatre. During his years in exile on Broadway, the composer of Mack the Knife and The Alabama Song, who personified decadent Berlin, found a new life in New York, creating such standards as September Song and Speak Low. Director Barrie Gavin describes the film as "the history of an artist ... struggling to write music which could have real meaning for the society he had just joined." Weill is remembered by the conductor Maurice Abravanel and the actor Burgess Meredith and there are extracts from several of his works.

Cast

Dennis Marks

Narrator

Maurice Abravanel

Guest

Burgess Meredith

Guest

Lys Symonette

Guest

Judy Kaye

Singer

Kevin Angerson

Singer

Franc D'Ambrosio

Singer

Daniele Narducci

Singer

Michael Scarborough

Singer

Julie Cooke

Dancer