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17/08/1949 Drama, Music 1h 36m
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The rest of the Jolson story

Overview

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 spotlight isn't what it used to be. This time Jolson trades in the stage for life in the fast lane: women, horses, travel. It takes the death of Moma Yoelson and World War II to bring Jolson back to earth - and to the stage. Once again teamed with manager Steve Martin, Jolson travels the world entertaining troops everywhere from Alaska to Africa. When he finally collapses from exhaustion it takes young, pretty nurse Ellen Clark to show him there's more to life than "just rushing around".

  1. Henry Levin

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Larry Parks

    Al Jolson / Himself

  2. Barbara Hale

    Ellen Clark

  3. William Demarest

    Steve Martin

  4. Ludwig Donath

    Cantor Yoelson

  5. Bill Goodwin

    Tom Baron

  6. Myron McCormick

    Ralph Bryant

  7. Tamara Shayne

    Moma Yoelson

  8. Bing Crosby

    Himself (voice) (uncredited)

  9. Al Jolson

    Himself (singing voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CyrusPK
Written by CyrusPK on 2018-07-30
Columbia had scored a significant financial and critical success with The Jolson Story in 1946 featuring actor Larry Parks miming successfully to Al Jolson's singing voice, the ageing entertainer re-recording all his great hits for the film.

Then as now thoughts of a sequel were forthcoming but the story of Jolson's career had essentially been told in its entirety.

This can be seen in the struggle the screenwriters had in creating a compelling narrative for the second film.

The key plot points are fairly anaemic, including the end of one marriage, the gestation of another, a tem...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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