Angelo is a waiter at an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia during the 70s. He has two bad habits: He smokes too much and he constantly sings, though he doesn't have a good voice. Unfortunately he knows all the songs from The American Songbook. Still he's attractive, young, and likable. Tragedy strikes when he discovers he has throat cancer from all that smoking. But they caught it early and can operate. Amazing! After the operation, he has a great voice. A miracle. Now he's singing at the restaurant, later in small clubs, and soon he's become a star. Naturally you'll have to throw in some love interest to the plot. But things are going well. He's going to do a concert at Carnegie Hall. Trouble ensues when he discovers that the cancer has returned. He needs an operation immediately. This time it is likely to leave him unable to speak, much less sing. If he postpones the operation to do the concert, it may mean his death. But that's what he does. So like all these soapy dramas, this one ends with him stepping on the stage at Carnegie Hall and singing some triumphant song like "My Way". Ah, the tears will flow.
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