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The Singing Fool (1928)
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Drama, Music · 1h 42m
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
Cast
Al Jolson
Al Stone
Betty Bronson
Grace
Josephine Dunn
Molly Winton
Arthur Housman
Blackie Joe
Reed Howes
John Perry
Davey Lee
Sonny Boy
Edward Martindel
Louis Marcus
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cafe Owner Bill
Helen Lynch
Maid
Agnes Franey
'Balloon' Girl
James Cagney
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writer
- C. Graham Baker
- Director of Photography
- Byron Haskin
- Original Music Composer
- Louis Silvers, Jules Buffano, Shelton Brooks
- Editor
- Ralph Dawson, Harold McCord
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
Details
- Release date
- 1928-09-29
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $388,000
- Box office
- $5,916,000