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A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012)99 minDocumentary, MusicRating 46/100

Paralyzed with polio as a child, Brooklyn-born Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, renaming himself Doc Pomus, then emerged as a one of the most brilliant songwriters of the early rock and roll era, writing “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “This Magic Moment,” “A Teenager in Love,” “Viva Las Vegas,” and dozens of other hits.

Cast: Willi Burke, Marshall Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Dion DiMucci

Director: Peter Miller, William Hechter