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The Jolson Story

Year:

1946

Duration:

128 min | USA:124 min (re-release) | West Germany:104 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1946-10-10

Cast

Actor

Character

Scotty Beckett

The Jolson Story

Larry Parks

Al Jolson

Evelyn Keyes

Julie Benson

William Demarest

Steve Martin

Bill Goodwin

Tom Baron

Ludwig Donath

Cantor Yoelson

Tamara Shayne

Mrs. Yoelson

Jo-Carroll Dennison

Ann Murray

John Alexander

Lew Dockstader

Ernest Cossart

Father McGee

The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir

Church Choir (as Mitchell 'Boychoir')

Jessie Arnold

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Nita Bieber

Dancer in nightclub revue (uncredited)

Lilian Bond

Woman (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Bill Brandt

Nightclub Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist for 'The Jazz Singer' (uncredited)

James Conaty

Man in Audience / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Donna Dax

Girl Publicist (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

Asst. Stage Manager (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman in Audience / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

William Forrest

Dick Glenn (uncredited)

Buddy Gorman

Jimmy, the Call Boy (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Howard

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Coulter Irwin

John, Young Priest (uncredited)

Al Jolson

Himself - in long shot of 'Swanee' (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Dockstader's Stage Manager (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Florenz Ziegfeld

Edward Keane

Winter Garden Director (uncredited)

Robert Kellard

Henry, Orchestra Leader (as Bob Stevens) (uncredited)

P.J. Kelly

Doorman (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Lab Manager (uncredited)

Pat Lane

Cameraman (uncredited)

Jimmy Lloyd

Roy Anderson (uncredited)

Arthur Loft

Winter Garden Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Magrill

Gaffer (uncredited)

Charles Marsh

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Party Guest (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

Oscar Hammerstein

Frank McClure

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Robert Mitchell

Choir Conductor (uncredited)

Helen O'Hara

Dancer (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Worker in Railroad Yard (uncredited)

Eddie Rio

Nightclub Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Adele Roberts

Dancer (uncredited)

Alex Romero

Dancer (uncredited)

Fred F. Sears

Oscar - Cutter (uncredited)

Harry Shannon

Policeman Reilly (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

Electrician (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Ann E. Todd

Ann Murray as a Child (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Railroad Watchman (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Jonsey (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Henry the Butler (uncredited)

Rudy Wissler

Asa Yoelson (singing voice) (uncredited)

Will Wright

Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 16, 1948 with Evelyn Keyes reprising her film role. Al Jolson who performed the songs for Larry Parks in the film plays himself in this version of his life story.

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When Jolson attends the premiere of The Jazz Singer (1927) we hear the soundtrack, but Warner Bros. - which owned the rights to "The Jazz Singer" - would not permit a visual clip to shown in this film, which was made by Columbia.

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James Cagney turned down the lead role in The Jolson Story (1946), which went to Larry Parks.

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Goofs

Julie's shoes change to a different style when she walks out to the balcony after singing "California Here I Come".

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Mama Yoelson was already dead at the time Al became a star.

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The same audience shot is used at two different theater venues.

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