The Jolson Story (1946)
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.
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Writer:
Stephen Longstreet
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Larry Parks as Al Jolson |
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Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson |
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William Demarest as Steve Martin |
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Bill Goodwin as Tom Baron |
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Ludwig Donath as Cantor Yoelson |
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Scotty Beckett as Asa Yoelson |
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Tamara Shayne as Mrs. Yoelson |
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Jo-Carroll Dennison as Ann Murray |
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John Alexander as Lew Dockstader |
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Ernest Cossart as Father McGee |
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Lilian Bond as Woman (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Man in Audience (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Al Jolson as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited) |
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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 |
