Al Jolson Movies

  • 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
  • 1939
    Swanee River

    Swanee River

    Swanee River

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    Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl,...

    Swanee River
  • 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
  • 1964
    Hollywood and the Stars

    Hollywood and the Stars

    Hollywood and the Stars

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    NBC's pioneering documentary series, produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company, in association with United Artists Television. Each...

    Hollywood and the Stars
  • 1946
    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

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    This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

    Okay for Sound
  • 1930
    Mammy

    Mammy

    Mammy

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    Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an...

    Mammy
  • 1934
    Studio Highlights

    Studio Highlights

    Studio Highlights

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    A short promotional film about Ruby Keeler and her upcoming film "Flirtation Walk." It provides a brief look at her career on Broadway, early films,...

    Studio Highlights
  • 1930
    Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

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    Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.

    Show Girl in Hollywood
  • 1938
    Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

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    A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at...

    Hollywood Handicap
  • 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
  • 1949
    Jolson Sings Again

    Jolson Sings Again

    Jolson Sings Again

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    In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife...

    Jolson Sings Again
  • 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
  • 1976
    Salsa

    Salsa

    Salsa

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    The Fania All Stars perform for 44,000 fans at Yankee stadium in New York. Besides concert footage, there's also included a history of Salsa, and...

    Salsa
  • 1990
    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

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    This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
  • 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
  • 2022
    Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

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    Steve McQueen’s first new artwork since his major commission Year 3 at Tate Britain in 2019, Sunshine State is a two-channel video projection...

    Sunshine State
  • 1951
    Purple Heart Diary

    Purple Heart Diary

    Purple Heart Diary

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    A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.

    Purple Heart Diary
  • 1952
    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

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    Jack Benny narrates the Screen Snapshots that, utilizing archive footage, traces the career of Al Jolson, and rare off-stage shots of Jolson with...

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
  • 1926
    A Plantation Act

    A Plantation Act

    A Plantation Act

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    Al Jolson's first sound film. Dressed in overalls and wearing black-face makeup, he sings three of his hit songs: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes...

    A Plantation Act