Drama Music
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. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface minstrel troupe and soon builds a reputation as a consummate performer. But as his career grows in size, so does his ego, resulting in battles in business as well as in his personal life.
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
William Demarest
Steve Martin
Scotty Beckett
Asa Yoelson
Evelyn Keyes
Julie Benson
Will Wright
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman in Audience/Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ludwig Donath
Cantor Yoelson
Gordon Griffith
Frank Baker
Audience Member (uncredited)
Bill Goodwin
Tom Baron
Harold Miller
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Larry Parks
Al Jolson
Edwin Maxwell
Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Al Jolson
Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
John Alexander
Lew Dockstader
Ernest Cossart
Father McGee
Lilian Bond
Woman (uncredited)
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Ann Murray
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tamara Shayne
Mrs. Yoelson
Sam Harris
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Audience Member (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Audience Member (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Audience Member (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Audience Member (uncredited)
Sidney Skolsky

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