The Jolson Story (1946)
2h 8m
Running Time
October 10, 1946Release Date
The Jolson Story (1946)
2h 8m
Running Time
October 10, 1946Release Date
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Plot.
At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface minstrel troupe and soon builds a reputation as a consummate performer. But as his career grows in size, so does his ego, resulting in battles in business as well as in his personal life.
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Cast & Crew.
Larry Parks
Al Jolson
Evelyn Keyes
Julie Benson
William Demarest
Steve Martin
Bill Goodwin
Tom Baron
Ludwig Donath
Cantor Yoelson
Scotty Beckett
Asa Yoelson
Tamara Shayne
Mrs. Yoelson
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Ann Murray
John Alexander
Lew Dockstader
Ernest Cossart
Father McGee
Lilian Bond
Woman (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Audience Member (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Audience Member (uncredited)
Will Wright
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Alfred E. Green
Director
Sidney Skolsky
Producer
Gordon Griffith
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
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Wiki.
The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Many of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is simplified, with some people disguised or combined into single characters.
The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee, Stephen Longstreet, and Andrew Solt. The dramatic scenes were directed by Alfred E. Green, with the musical sequences directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
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