Al Jolson Movies
- 1990
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder7.41990HD
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer...
- 1927
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer6.11927HD
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the...
- 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk72007HD
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s101984HD
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...
- 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino01961HD
A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
- 1943
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War71943HD
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?5.71975HD
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
- 1950
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties01950HD
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
- 1939
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square5.71939HD
Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.
- 1930
Big Boy
Big Boy41930HD
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
- 1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum7.41933HD
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
- 1937
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 1251937HD
A tour of Hollywood, featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita...
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War101982HD
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the...
- 1936
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid41936HD
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl...
- 1946
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story6.71946HD
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....
- 1945
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue6.41945HD
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
- 1944
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It41944HD
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.
- 1928
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool51928HD
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...
- 1929
Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs5.31929HD
Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife,...
- 1929
New York Nights
New York Nights4.81929HD
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being...