[1] The film was based on Megged's 1956 play of the same name, which was performed at the Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv in 1957.
[2] The plot is a romantic satire on the American dream pursued by many Israelis and the phenomenon of adoration for wealth and social status, which sometimes comes at the expense of true love.
Yafa Arieli wants to marry her daughter, Tamara to Mike, a young American and son of a Texas tycoon visiting Israel, but Tamara is in love with Micha, a Nahal officer and a poor kibbutznik.
During his flight to Israel, Mike sees a newspaper picture of a Yemenite soldier, falls in love with her, and swears to find her.
[3][4] The cast included Frye's then-wife Batya Lancet as the mother, Yafa Arieli, and: This article related to an Israeli film is a stub.