Box has been cut and mounted in a white, hard plastic clamshell keepcase. Pre-viewed for quality and there was one small line at 52 minutes, otherwise it played great. Out Of Print (OOP) in all formats and no longer being produced.
Based on a 1945 novel by playwright Arthur Miller, this exploration of anti-Semitism and bigotry features Macy as Larry Newman, a nebbish personnel worker who lives with his invalid mother. After 20 years on the job, he is demoted after he gets glasses because they make him look "too Jewish" to his bosses.
After quitting his job in protest, he is interviewed for a new job by Gertrude (Laura Dern), a woman that he had turned away from his firm because she may or may not have been a Jew. A whirlwind romance ensues, and the two are soon married as their neighborhood is becoming a battleground of ethic tension. Strong-arm tactics are used on local news-stand owner Finklestein (David Paymer), and he warns the Newmans about collective hate.
Macy gives a great performance.