Jolson Sings Again
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| Jolson Sings Again | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Sidney Buchman |
| Written by | Sidney Buchman |
| Starring | Larry Parks Barbara Hale William Demarest Bill Goodwin |
| Music by | George Duning Morris Stoloff |
| Cinematography | William E. Snyder |
| Editing by | William A. Lyon |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1949 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Jolson Sings Again is the 1949 film sequel to The Jolson Story, both of which cover the life of singer Al Jolson.
[edit] Brief synopsis
In this follow-up 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 is not what it used to be. This time Jolson (Larry Parks) 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 (William Demarest), Jolson travels the world entertaining troops everywhere from Alaska to Africa. When he finally collapses from exhaustion it takes young, pretty nurse Ellen Clark (Barbara Hale) to show him there's more to life than "just rushing around".
[edit] Trivia
- In what is probably a cinema first, Jolson, being portrayed by actor Larry Parks, meets an actor who is to portray him in an upcoming film--The Jolson Story, the prequel to Jolson Sings Again--and the actor he meets is Larry Parks, playing himself in a split-screen scene.
- The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) by William Snyder, MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) by Morris Stoloff and George Duning, and WRITING (Story and Screenplay) by Sidney Buchman.
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