One of the greatest musicals ever made, The Jolson Story is an electrifying cavalcade of lavish production numbers with an all-star-cast. After changing his name to Al Joson, Asa captivates audiences everywhere as a spellbinding minstrel and jazz performer. The Jolson Story is a compelling tribute to an incomparable performer once hailed as America's Greatest Entertainer!
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
Written by
Sidney Buchman (uncredited); Harry Chandlee (adaptation); Stephen Longstreet (screenplay); Andrew Solt (adaptation).
Starring
Larry Parks (Al Jolson); Evelyn Keyes (Julie Benson); William Demarest (Steve Martin); Bill Goodwin (Tom Baron); Ludwig Donath (Cantor Yoelson); Scotty Beckett (Asa Yoelson / Al Jolson, as a boy); Tamara Shayne (Mrs. Yoelson); Jo-Carroll Dennison (Ann Murray); John Alexander (Lew Dockstader); Ernest Cossart (Father McGee); The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir (Church choir (as Mitchell 'Boychoir')). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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