The Singing Fool (1928)
1h 42m
Running Time
September 29, 1928Release Date
The Singing Fool (1928)
1h 42m
Running Time
September 29, 1928Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
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Cast & Crew.

Al Jolson
Al Stone

Betty Bronson
Grace

Josephine Dunn
Molly Winton

Arthur Housman
Blackie Joe

Reed Howes
John Perry

Davey Lee
Sonny Boy

Edward Martindel
Louis Marcus

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cafe Owner Bill

Helen Lynch
Maid

Agnes Franey
'Balloon' Girl

James Cagney
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)

Bob Perry
Doorman at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Carl β Waiter at Clicquot Club (uncredited)

Jack Stoutenburg
Little Boy (uncredited)

Lloyd Bacon
Director

Louis Silvers
Conductor / Original Music Composer

Edmund Ross
Conductor

George Groves
Sound Engineer

C. Graham Baker
Story / Adaptation

Joseph Jackson
Dialogue

Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

Byron Haskin
Director of Photography

Ralph Dawson
Editor

Harold McCord
Editor

Frank Shaw
Assistant Director

Jules Buffano
Original Music Composer

Shelton Brooks
Original Music Composer
Media.




Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1928
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Budget$388,000
Box Office$5,916,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
musical
silent film
based on short story
vaudeville
singer-songwriter
struggling artist
blackface
part-talkie
Wiki.
The Singing Fool is a 1928 American sound part-talkie musical drama motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon which was released by Warner Bros. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film stars Al Jolson and is a follow-up to his previous film, The Jazz Singer. It is credited with helping to cement the popularity of American films of both sound and the musical genre. The film entered the public domain on January 1, 2024.
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