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1. The Jazz Singer (1927)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer
Votes: 11,064 | Gross: $7.63M
2. Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Passed | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn
Votes: 1,798
3. The Jolson Story (1946)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest, Bill Goodwin
Votes: 1,768
4. Wonder Bar (1934)
Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores Del Río, Ricardo Cortez
Votes: 736
5. Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
'Rainbow Girls' has just opened and closed on Broadway when Dixie, a actress in it, runs into smooth-talking Hollywood Director Frank Buelow. He tells her she would be a natural and ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Alice White, Jack Mulhall, Blanche Sweet, Ford Sterling
Votes: 406
6. Jolson Sings Again (1949)
96 min | Biography, Music
In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Larry Parks, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Ludwig Donath
Votes: 723
7. Mammy (1930)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy
A love triangle develops in a traveling minstrel troupe.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Lowell Sherman, Louise Dresser
Votes: 239
8. The Singing Fool (1928)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Musical
A singing waiter and composer (Al Jolson) loves two women (Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn), conquers Broadway and holds his dying son, singing "Sonny Boy."
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn, Arthur Housman
Votes: 279 | Gross: $10.90M
9. Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Harry Langdon
Votes: 865
10. Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley
Votes: 666
11. Swanee River (1939)
Approved | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.29M
12. Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.
Directors: Irving Cummings, Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis
Votes: 454
13. The Big Picture (1950–1968)
30 min | Documentary
Various aspects of the U.S. Army are illustrated.
Stars: Stuart Queen, Carl Zimmerman, James Mansfield, Audie Murphy
Votes: 43
14. New York Nights (1929)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A chorus girl with marital woes is pursued by a gangster.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, John Wray, Lilyan Tashman
Votes: 270
15. Hollywood Handicap (1938)
Passed | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A musical short in which a group of musician stable hands race a horse in the Hollywood Handicap at Santa Anita Park racetrack with many celebrities of the day in attendance.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: The Original Sing Band, Charles Ruggles, Mickey Rooney, Stuart Erwin
Votes: 296
16. Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Al Howard may be a star on Broadway, but he is no longer welcomed by any producer. It seems that he just trots off to Mexico any time he wants causing shows to close and producers to lose ... See full summary »
Directors: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz, Robert Florey | Stars: Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane
Votes: 464
17. The Singing Kid (1936)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.
Directors: William Keighley, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Beverly Roberts, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 166
18. Show-Business at War (1943)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Director: Louis De Rochemont | Stars: Carole Lombard, Walt Disney, John Ford, Darryl F. Zanuck
Votes: 388
19. A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Drama, Family
Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.
Director: Bobby Connolly | Stars: Sybil Jason, Marcia Ralston, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Joseph Crehan
Votes: 409
20. Say It with Songs (1929)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Musical
Joe Lane kills another man in a fistfight after learning that the man has made improper advances towards his wife. Joe goes to prison for the murder. When Joe gets out of prison, he visits ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Al Jolson, Davey Lee, Marian Nixon, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 156
21. Big Boy (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, Claudia Dell, Louise Closser Hale, Lloyd Hughes
Votes: 130
23. A Plantation Act (1926)
10 min | Short, Music
Dressed in overalls and wearing black-face makeup, Jolson sings three of his hit songs. For the complete list, follow the soundtrack link.
Director: Philip Roscoe | Star: Al Jolson
Votes: 269
24. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 12 (1937)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Romance
A tour of Hollywood, 'Crossroads of the World,' featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita Racetrack, the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Joan Crawford, Ralph Staub, Madeleine Carroll, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 141
25. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Don Ameche, Joan Crawford, Irene Dare
Votes: 153
26. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
With Al Jolson doing the narration, this short presents the story behind the famous footprints and signatures outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and many of the top names in... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Al Jolson, Ralph Staub, Gene Autry, Edgar Bergen
27. Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Host Eddie Lambert takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of celebrities from the entertainment world, a highlight being Edward Everett Horton, his mother, and his dogs and cats.
Stars: Eddie Lambert, Clara Bow, Joan Crawford, Rosetta Duncan
Votes: 134
29. Los que hicieron nuestro cine (1983–1985)
30 min | History
Stars: Alejandro Aura, Alejandro Galindo, Raúl de Anda, Roberto Rodríguez
30. John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement - 'the Jazz Singer' (1927)
Documentary, Short
Hollywood stars attend the premiere of the 1927 film "The Jazz Singer".
Stars: John Miljan, Ben Bernie, Herbert Brenon, Lew Cody
31. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 10 (1936)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Bette Davis receives her Academy Award at a banquet at the Biltmore Bowl; Al Jolson puts his knee prints into concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre; Otto Kruger and Edward Arnold go bowling.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Edward Arnold, Bette Davis, Al Jolson, Otto Kruger
Votes: 158
32. Studio Highlights (1934)
8 min | Short
A short promotional film about Ruby Keeler and her upcoming film "Flirtation Walk." It provides a brief look at her career on Broadway, early films, and personal life away from the studio before showing a trailer for the new film.
Stars: Warner Baxter, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien
Votes: 7
33. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (1935)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Lili Damita, Frances Dee, Eleanor Holm, Arthur Jarrett
34. Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, News
Ralph Staub and the Screen Snapshots camera is on hand when the Hollywood Friars Club honors George Jessel. The toastmaster is Jack Benny, and the likes of Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Joe E. ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, George Jessel, Jack Benny, Bob Hope
35. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930)
9 min | Short
Eddie Lambert leads the tour; Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Joan Crawford return from their honeymoon trip; Carl Laemmle, Jr. welcomes Paul Whiteman to Hollywood; Edward Everett shows off his ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Eddie Lambert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Crawford, Carl Laemmle Jr.
Votes: 140
36. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930)
9 min | Short
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Billy Bevan, Nils Asther, Charles Bickford, Billie Burke
37. Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (1947)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Ralph Staub goes tooling around Hollywood dropping in on famous radio (and film) people at their homes. He finds Kay Kyser (from radio's "Kolledge of Musical Knowledge")making a doll house ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Barbara Jo Allen, Eve Arden, Georgia Carroll
38.
The Jackie Gleason Show (1952–1973)
Episode:
At Sixty-Five
(1957)
TV-G | Comedy
Stars: Gracie Allen, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, George Burns
39.
Los que hicieron nuestro cine (1983–1985)
Episode:
El cine mudo de ficción
History
Director: Alejandro Pelayo | Stars: Alejandro Aura, Charles Amador, Valentín Asperó, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
40.
The Big Picture (1950–1968)
Episode:
The United Nations Offensive
(1951)
Documentary
Star: Al Jolson
41.
Amazing World of Radio (2017– )
Episode:
Lux Radio Theater: The Jazz Singer
(2018)
Comedy, Mystery
Stars: Adam Graham, Al Jolson