Rating: NR
Genre:
Musical
Release Date: 10/21/2003
SubTitles: English/Japanese
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
This Technicolor follow-up to
Columbia's 1946 blockbuster
The Jolson Story again stars
Larry Parks as legendary entertainer
Al Jolson--and
Jolson himself, as
Parks' singing voice. The story concentrates on
Jolson's tireless activities entertaining the troops during WW II. After VJ day,
Jolson finds that his services are no longer required. Fortunately, he stages a spectacular comeback, thanks in great part to the release of
The Jolson Story! The film's Pirandellian overtones come to a head when
Larry Parks as
Jolson meets
Larry Parks as
Larry Parks. Also returning from
The Jolson Story are
William Demarest as the title character's manager Steve Martin,
Bill Goodwyn as Broadway-producer Tom Baron, and
Ludwig Donath and
Tamara Shayne as
Jolson's old-world parents.
Barbara Hale appears as
Jolson's wife (his third, though this fact is not dwelled upon), renamed Ellen Clark for the moment, while
Myron McCormick plays a composite character based on several Hollywood executives (including, one supposes,
Columbia mogul
Harry Cohn). Song highlights include
"After You've Gone",
"You Made Me Love You",
"Let Me Sing and I'm Happy",
"Sonny Boy",
"About a Quarter to Nine",
"April Showers",
"Back in Your Own Backyard", and, of course,
"Mammy".
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Jolson Makes a Comeback.
Larry Parks reprises his portrayal of Al Jolson in this follow-up sequel picking up where the 1946 blockbuster left off. The legendary singer's career suffers a setback when his wife, Julie divorces him and he considers retiring until his friend and manager, Steve Martin convinces him to entertain American troops overseas during World War II. He later meets a beautiful army nurse, who encourages him to sing again. Many of Jolson's songs are heard in the movie including Mammy, You Made Me Love You, After You've Gone, and Back in Your Own Backyard. Also starring Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Ludwig Donath, Tamara Shayne, and Myron McCormick. The real Al Jolson died in 1950, a year after the film was released.
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