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The Jolson Story

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Calorie Rating: 180
Released: 1946-10-10
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Larry Parks
Character: Al Jolson
Evelyn Keyes
Character: Julie Benson
William Demarest
Character: Steve Martin

Bill Goodwin
Character: Tom Baron
Ludwig Donath
Character: Cantor Yoelson
Scotty Beckett
Character: Asa Yoelson

Tamara Shayne
Character: Mrs. Yoelson
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Character: Ann Murray
John Alexander
Character: Lew Dockstader

Ernest Cossart
Character: Father McGee
Lilian Bond
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Character: Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell
Character: Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Character: Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Will Wright
Character: Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Al Jolson
Character: Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Gordon Griffith
Associate Producer

Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
Sidney Buchman
Additional Writing

Harry Chandlee
Adaptation
Andrew Solt
Adaptation

Stephen Goosson
Art Direction
Walter Holscher
Art Direction
Louis Diage
Set Decoration

William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist

Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Morris Stoloff
Original Music Composer