Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.
Wini Shaw
- Blackface Singer
- (as Winifred Shaw)
William B. Davidson
- Barney Hammond
- (as Wm. Davidson)
Bill Elliott
- Announcer
- (scenes deleted)
- (as Gordon Elliott)
Florence Lake
- Young Woman
- (scenes deleted)
Cliff Saum
- Electrician
- (scenes deleted)
- Directors
- William Keighley
- Busby Berkeley(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLouise Franklin's debut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Immortal Jolson (1963)
- SoundtracksI Love to Sing-a
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Al Jolson and Cab Calloway
Reprised by and Al Jolson
Reprised by Cab Calloway and Al Jolson
Featured review
So, I Would Guess You Love To Sing-a
I was surprised to discovered that I had not seen this movie before. After all, it was was an Al Jolson starring vehicle in which he is supported by an immense number of supporting comedians and singers -- Edward Everett Horton, Alan Jenkins, Cab Calloway, the Yacht Club Boys acting like the Ritz Brothers -- and an Arlen-Harburg score. Clearly this was a bet-the-house movie. It was Jolson's last under his contract with Warner Brothers.
Al Jolson plays himself, an immensely popular performer who is beloved by all who know him... well, I suppose he had script control. When his fiancee and his financial advisor run off with all the unpaid taxes for the last five years, Al has to break the kitty to pay off the IRS, his voice fails and he has to take a vacation in Maine, where he meets charming would-be playwright Beverly Roberts, and her niece, Sybil Jason. Everyone falls in love with Al and Al phonies up an acceptance of her play with a $500 check. When she finds out he did it, she's mad.
The songwriters were clearly tasked with coming up with "Al Jolson numbers" and they had a limited success. The only one familiar to me was "I Love to Sing-a," which is repeated several times with added verses. I don't think anyone covered this one except Looney Tunes, which is where I know it from.
If this movie were all we knew of Jolson, it would be a bloated and egotistical project. What we know of Jolson justifies the egotism, but not the bloat.
Al Jolson plays himself, an immensely popular performer who is beloved by all who know him... well, I suppose he had script control. When his fiancee and his financial advisor run off with all the unpaid taxes for the last five years, Al has to break the kitty to pay off the IRS, his voice fails and he has to take a vacation in Maine, where he meets charming would-be playwright Beverly Roberts, and her niece, Sybil Jason. Everyone falls in love with Al and Al phonies up an acceptance of her play with a $500 check. When she finds out he did it, she's mad.
The songwriters were clearly tasked with coming up with "Al Jolson numbers" and they had a limited success. The only one familiar to me was "I Love to Sing-a," which is repeated several times with added verses. I don't think anyone covered this one except Looney Tunes, which is where I know it from.
If this movie were all we knew of Jolson, it would be a bloated and egotistical project. What we know of Jolson justifies the egotism, but not the bloat.
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- boblipton
- Oct 3, 2018
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Melodije oblakodera
- Filming locations
- Franklin Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, USA("You're the Cure For What Ails Me" number, filmed November 1935)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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