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The Jolson Story (1946)
Directed by Alfred E. Green
“The Music... The Magic... The Times... of America's Greatest Entertainer.”
Drama, Music · 2h 08m
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.
Cast
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)
Crew
- Director
- Alfred E. Green
- Screenplay
- Stephen Longstreet
- Director of Photography
- Joseph Walker
- Original Music Composer
- Morris Stoloff
- Editor
- William A. Lyon
- Producer
- Sidney Buchman, Sidney Skolsky
Details
- Release date
- 1946-10-10
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures