The Jolson Story (1946)
2h 8m
Running Time
October 10, 1946Release Date
The Jolson Story (1946)
2h 8m
Running Time
October 10, 1946Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
![Larry Parks](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25474-larry-parks.webp)
Larry Parks
Al Jolson
![Evelyn Keyes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29118-evelyn-keyes.webp)
Evelyn Keyes
Julie Benson
![William Demarest](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25647-william-demarest.webp)
William Demarest
Steve Martin
![Bill Goodwin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27655-bill-goodwin.webp)
Bill Goodwin
Tom Baron
![Ludwig Donath](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22893-ludwig-donath.webp)
Ludwig Donath
Cantor Yoelson
![Scotty Beckett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25198-scotty-beckett.webp)
Scotty Beckett
Asa Yoelson
![Tamara Shayne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/380101-tamara-shayne.webp)
Tamara Shayne
Mrs. Yoelson
![Jo-Carroll Dennison](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/364076-jo-carroll-dennison.webp)
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Ann Murray
![John Alexander](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39941-john-alexander.webp)
John Alexander
Lew Dockstader
![Ernest Cossart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75312-ernest-cossart.webp)
Ernest Cossart
Father McGee
![Lilian Bond](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27745-lilian-bond.webp)
Lilian Bond
Woman (uncredited)
![Frank Baker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frank Baker
Audience Member (uncredited)
![Franklyn Farnum](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7430-franklyn-farnum.webp)
Franklyn Farnum
Man in Audience (uncredited)
![Bess Flowers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4658-bess-flowers.webp)
Bess Flowers
Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Sam Harris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Edwin Maxwell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40075-edwin-maxwell.webp)
Edwin Maxwell
Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
![Frank McLure](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6049-frank-mclure.webp)
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
![Harold Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4636-harold-miller.webp)
Harold Miller
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
![Larry Steers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16833-larry-steers.webp)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Brick Sullivan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brick Sullivan
Audience Member (uncredited)
![Will Wright](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27679-will-wright.webp)
Will Wright
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
![Raoul Freeman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Raoul Freeman
Audience Member (uncredited)
![Rudy Germane](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rudy Germane
Audience Member (uncredited)
![Al Jolson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48395-al-jolson.webp)
Al Jolson
Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
![Stuart Hall](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stuart Hall
Audience Member (uncredited)
![Alfred E. Green](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25655-alfred-e-green.webp)
Alfred E. Green
Director
![Sidney Skolsky](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sidney Skolsky
Producer
![Gordon Griffith](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/100127-gordon-griffith.webp)
Gordon Griffith
Associate Producer
![Sidney Buchman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/196859-sidney-buchman.webp)
Sidney Buchman
Producer / Additional Writing
![Joseph Walker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
![William A. Lyon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William A. Lyon
Editor
![Harry Chandlee](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Chandlee
Adaptation
Media.
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/104620-the-jolson-story.webp)
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/104620-the-jolson-story.webp)
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/2/104620-the-jolson-story.webp)
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/3/104620-the-jolson-story.webp)
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/4/104620-the-jolson-story.webp)
Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 1946
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Many of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is simplified, with some people disguised or combined into single characters.
The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee, Stephen Longstreet, and Andrew Solt. The dramatic scenes were directed by Alfred E. Green, with the musical sequences directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
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