The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story
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DVD Details

  • Full Screen 1.33:1
  • Subtitles: English & Japanese
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 21, 2003
  • Originally Released: 1946
  • Label: Sony Pictures

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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Performer: , , &
Directed by
Screenwriting by
Written by
Produced by

Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1946 - Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score: Morris Stoloff
Academy Awards 1946 - Best Sound Recording: Not Applicable

Entertainment Reviews:

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,339
Strange biography with some rousing music numbers. Full Review
Classic Film and Television
Aug 9, 2007
Rating: B- -- It has the music alright, but the dramatics are corny, tiresome and not reliable. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dec 30, 2007
Rating: 4/5 -- Not a lot of relation to the truth, but with all those Jolson songs on the soundtrack it hardly matters.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Mar 8, 2004
Rating: B- -- A vastly entertaining, but cliche ridden and fictionalized biopic of the legendary performer Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jun 13, 2011

Description by OLDIES.com:

One of the greatest musicals ever made, The Jolson Story is an electrifying cavalcade of lavish production numbers with an all-star cast. Winning Academy Awards for Musical Scoring and Sound Recording, the film also received four Academy Award nominations in 1946, including Best Actor for Larry Parks' portrayal of Al Jolson.

The film traces the meteoric singing/performing career of Asa Yoelson, a talented cantor's son determined to make it big in the "biz." After changing his name to Al Jolson, Asa captivates audiences everywhere as a spellbinding minstrel and jazz performer. Featuring 25 songs by Jolson and big hits such as "My Mammy" and "You Made Me Love You," The Jolson Story is a compelling tribute to an incomparable performer once hailed as "America's Greatest Entertainer!"

Product Description:

This entertaining biography traces the life of the one-of-a-kind performer, Al Jolson (Larry Parks). Jolson, a cantor's son, rose from his humble background to become first a vaudeville performer, and then a world-famous Broadway and film star. The films soundtrack includes 25 original Jolson classics, including "April Showers," "Mammy," and "Swanee."

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The Past Never Really Ends....... Movie Lover: from LaMesa, CA US -- November, 6, 2007

The Al Jolson Story shows us all today what an inovator and wonderful entertainer Al Jolson was and still is. Thanks to you Mr. Al Jolson for all your efforts to give us all you had to give. Thanks to Larry Parks and entire cast and to MORRISSEY for including Al Jolson on his current concert videos at the Hollywood Palladium and the Hollywood Bowl.


Jolson Story Movie Lover: from Fort Plain, N.Y. -- October, 15, 2007

I think this is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I have watched it every since it first came out.


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  • UPC: 043396009011
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