The Jolson Story (1946)
The Music... The Magic... The Times... of America's Greatest Entertainer.
128 min
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.
- Release date
- October 10, 1946
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Larry Parks as Al Jolson
- Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson
- William Demarest as Steve Martin
- Bill Goodwin as Tom Baron
- Ludwig Donath as Cantor Yoelson
- Scotty Beckett as Asa Yoelson
- Tamara Shayne as Mrs. Yoelson
- Jo-Carroll Dennison as Ann Murray
- John Alexander as Lew Dockstader
- Ernest Cossart as Father McGee
- Lilian Bond as Woman (uncredited)
- Frank Baker as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Franklyn Farnum as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers as Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Sam Harris as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Edwin Maxwell as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
- Frank McLure as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Harold Miller as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Will Wright as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Raoul Freeman as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Rudy Germane as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Al Jolson as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
- Stuart Hall as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Scotty Beckett as Al Jolson - as a boy
Crew
- Alfred E. Green · Director
- Stephen Longstreet · Writer
- Harry Chandlee · Writer
- Andrew Solt · Writer
- Sidney Skolsky · Producer
- Joseph Walker · Cinematographer
- William A. Lyon · Editor