The Jolson Story

6.7
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Run time: 128 min
  • Premiere: 1946. October 10.

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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Larry Parks

Al Jolson

Evelyn Keyes

Julie Benson

William Demarest

Steve Martin

Bill Goodwin

Tom Baron

Ludwig Donath

Cantor Yoelson

Scotty Beckett

Asa Yoelson

Tamara Shayne

Mrs. Yoelson

John Alexander

Lew Dockstader

Ernest Cossart

Father McGee

Lilian Bond

Woman (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Audience Member (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Audience Member (uncredited)

Will Wright

Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Audience Member (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Audience Member (uncredited)

Al Jolson

Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Audience Member (uncredited)

Art

Stephen Goosson

Art Direction

Walter Holscher

Art Direction

Louis Diage

Set Decoration

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Helen Hunt

Hairstylist

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Crew

Sidney Buchman

Additional Writing

Directing

Editing

Production

Sidney Skolsky

Producer

Gordon Griffith

Associate Producer

Sidney Buchman

Producer

Sound

Morris Stoloff

Original Music Composer

Writing

Harry Chandlee

Adaptation

Andrew Solt

Adaptation

Art

Stephen Goosson

Art Direction

Walter Holscher

Art Direction

Louis Diage

Set Decoration

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Helen Hunt

Hairstylist

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Crew

Sidney Buchman

Additional Writing

Directing

Editing

Production

Sidney Skolsky

Producer

Gordon Griffith

Associate Producer

Sidney Buchman

Producer

Sound

Morris Stoloff

Original Music Composer

Writing

Harry Chandlee

Adaptation

Andrew Solt

Adaptation