Al Jolson Movies

  • 1990
    Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

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    After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer...

    Jacob's Ladder
  • 1927
    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

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    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...

    The Jazz Singer
  • 2007
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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    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...

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
  • 1984
    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

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    Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...

    Going Hollywood: The '30s
  • 1961
    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

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    A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
  • 1943
    Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

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    A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

    Show-Business at War
  • 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  • 1950
    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

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    Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

    The Golden Twenties
  • 1939
    Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

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    Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.

    Rose of Washington Square
  • 1930
    Big Boy

    Big Boy

    Big Boy

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    Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.

    Big Boy
  • 1933
    Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

    Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

    Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

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    A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

    Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
  • 1937
    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

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    A tour of Hollywood, featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita...

    Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
  • 1982
    Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

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    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...

    Showbiz Goes to War
  • 1936
    The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

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    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...

    The Singing Kid
  • 1946
    The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

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    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....

    The Jolson Story
  • 1945
    Rhapsody in Blue

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Rhapsody in Blue

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    Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

    Rhapsody in Blue
  • 1944
    Take It or Leave It

    Take It or Leave It

    Take It or Leave It

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    A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

    Take It or Leave It
  • 1928
    The Singing Fool

    The Singing Fool

    The Singing Fool

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    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...

    The Singing Fool
  • 1929
    Say It with Songs

    Say It with Songs

    Say It with Songs

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    Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife,...

    Say It with Songs
  • 1929
    New York Nights

    New York Nights

    New York Nights

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    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...

    New York Nights