Al Jolson Movies

  • 2007
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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    Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
  • 1937
    A Day at Santa Anita

    A Day at Santa Anita

    A Day at Santa Anita

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    Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

    A Day at Santa Anita
  • 1929
    New York Nights

    New York Nights

    New York Nights

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    Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being...

    New York Nights
  • 1926
    A Plantation Act

    A Plantation Act

    A Plantation Act

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    Al Jolson's first sound film. Dressed in overalls and wearing black-face makeup, he sings three of his hit songs: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes...

    A Plantation Act
  • 1970
    Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine

    Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine

    Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine

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    A look into black life depicted in the 1930s! Hosted by Allen "Farina" Hoskins.

    Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine
  • 1952
    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

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    Jack Benny narrates the Screen Snapshots that, utilizing archive footage, traces the career of Al Jolson, and rare off-stage shots of Jolson with...

    Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson