The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story (1946)

The Music... The Magic... The Times... of America's Greatest Entertainer.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1946-10-10
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 8min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alfred E. Green
star 6.7/10
From 16 Ratings

Summary

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.

The Jolson Story Trailer

Is The Jolson Story on HBO Max?

Unfortunately the movie The Jolson Story is not yet available on HBO Max.

  • 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)

  • Brick Sullivan

    as Audience Member (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)
Directing Alfred E. Green Director
Production Sidney Skolsky Producer
Production Gordon Griffith Associate Producer
Production Sidney Buchman Producer
Camera Joseph Walker Director of Photography
Editing William A. Lyon Editor
Crew Sidney Buchman Additional Writing
Writing Harry Chandlee Adaptation
Writing Andrew Solt Adaptation
Writing Stephen Longstreet Screenplay
Art Stephen Goosson Art Direction
Art Walter Holscher Art Direction
Art Louis Diage Set Decoration
Art William Kiernan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Jean Louis Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Helen Hunt Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
Sound Morris Stoloff Original Music Composer

Related Movies

keyboard_arrow_up