Jolson Sings Again (1949)

Director:

Henry Levin

Writer:

Sidney Buchman (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Music

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Sequel | Nurse | Manager | Alaska

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Larry Parks	...	Al Jolson / Himself
Barbara Hale	...	Ellen Clark
William Demarest	...	Steve Martin
Ludwig Donath	...	Cantor Yoelson
Bill Goodwin	...	Tom Baron
Myron McCormick	...	Ralph Bryant
Tamara Shayne	...	Moma Yoelson

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Sidney Buchman Enterprises

Trivia:

Al Jolson auditioned to play himself.

Goofs:

Continuity: The headline "Forced By Weather To Cut Radio Programs" appears first next to a story about Al Jolson going overseas to entertain the troops and then again, several years later, next to an article about Jolson's successful return to show business.

Quotes:

Ellen Clark: [leaving room] My! We'll soon be smart as pigs!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)

Soundtrack:

I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

My brief review of the film

Continuing where 'The Jolson Story' left off, this sequel explores a less exciting part of Al Jolson's life, however it is saved from dullness by a great gimmick in the final 25 minutes: depicting the making of 'The Jolson Story', which includes Jolson meeting Larry Parks. It is certainly inferior to the first film, but yet still entertaining whenever Parks performs one of Jolson's tunes…the songs are still great. Although he does not look or sound old enough, Parks still gives it his best too. The film definitely resurrects good memories of the original, without a strong yearning to see something better, which is a good thing. The characters, the acting, the originality, in fact, just about everything was better in 'The Jolson Story', however, even if not quite as involving or as well made, this still passes the test for an adequately amusing piece.