The Juggler (1953)
A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.
Top billed cast
Kirk DouglasHans Muller
Paul StewartDetective Karni
Milly VitaleYa'El
Joseph WalshYehoshua Bresler
Alf KjellinDaniel
Charles LaneRosenberg
Beverly WashburnSusy
John BannerEmile Halevy
Oskar KarlweisWilly Schmidt
Marlene AamesHannah (uncredited)
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