Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.

Paul Muni
as Sam Abelman

David Wayne
as Woodrow Thrasher

Betsy Palmer
as Anna Thrasher

Luther Adler
as Max Vogel

Claudia McNeil
as Mrs. Quincy

Joby Baker
as Myron Malkin

Joanna Moore
as Alice Taggart

Nancy R. Pollock
as Sarah Abelman

Billy Dee Williams
as Josh Quincy

Robert F. Simon
as Lyman Gattling