An exuberant Hollywood biography of singer, Al Jolson. The film begins with Jolson’s life as the son of a poor cantor and traces his struggle to become America’s greatest entertainer. It features a great soundtrack of Jolson’s songs including “Mammy”, “April showers” and “You made me love you”. It received an Academy Award for Musical Score and Larry Parks was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Jolson.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302332
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Jolson, Al, d. 1950
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Jolson, Al, d. 1950
Musicals
People → Jolson, Al, d. 1950
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)