The Jolson Story (1946) |
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| Director(s) | Alfred E. Green |
| Producer(s) | Gordon Griffith, Sidney Skolsky, Sidney Buchman (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical |
| Top Topics | Father Son, Show Business, Singers, True Story (based on) |
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Larry Parks(as Al Jolson)
The Jolson Story
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Larry Parks
(as Al Jolson)
Evelyn Keyes(as Julie Benson)
The Jolson Story
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Evelyn Keyes
(as Julie Benson)
William Demarest(as Steve Martin)
The Jolson Story
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
William Demarest
(as Steve Martin)
Ludwig Donath(as Cantor Yoelson)
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Ludwig Donath
(as Cantor Yoelson)
John Alexander(as Lew Dockstader)
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
John Alexander
(as Lew Dockstader)
Ernest Cossart(as Father McGee)
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Ernest Cossart
(as Father McGee)
Lilian Bond(as Woman)
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Lilian Bond
(as Woman)
Franklyn Farnum(as Man in Audience)
The Jolson Story
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1946
The Jolson Story
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1946
Franklyn Farnum
(as Man in Audience)
The Jolson Story Overview:
The Jolson Story (1946) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Alfred E. Green and produced by Gordon Griffith, Sidney Skolsky and Sidney Buchman.
Academy Awards 1946 --- Ceremony Number 19 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Larry Parks | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | William Demarest | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Walker | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | William Lyon | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Morris Stoloff | Won |
The Jolson Story BlogHub Articles:
The Jolson Story (1946)
The Jolson Story Directed by Alfred E. Green Written by Harry Chandlee, Stephen Longstreet, and Andrew Solt 1946/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental I don’t much care for Al Jolson so it comes as no surprise that I was not crazy about this musical biopic. Little... Read full article
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onFebruary 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.
When the young Asa Yoelson is at the burlesque theater watching Steve Martin, there is an usher standing behind him and slightly to the right of the frame. Many have speculated that this usher is actually the real Al Jolson himself, this is not true.
Interestingly, the cover picture of "The Jolson Story" soundtrack album, consisted of a drawing of two hands with white gloves, with no reference to his, at times controversial, "black face" makeup.
In addition to the fee he received for selling the rights to his life story, Al Jolson also was paid $25,000 for recording the songs for the film.
When Jolson attends the premiere of The Jazz Singer 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.