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The Singing Kid

1936, Movie, NR, 85 mins

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After the smash hit THE SINGING FOOL, audiences waited several years for Jolson to bring out this disappointment. Lightning did not strike twice, however, and the picture coughed, wheezed, and finally died at the box office. Jolson is a big-time musical star with a radio show. His secretary is Horton, his valet is Jenkins, and Mitchell and Durant are his gag writers (though their jokes are so lame that one wonders how they could have kept their jobs). Jolson loses his voice ... read more leave a comment
Al Jolson's a kid at heart with a heart full of song in this backstage tale of a knock-'em-dead star who loses his voice and fortune, finds recovery and romance during a country respite, and returns to Broadway to knock 'em dead again.
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Posted: 7/28/2009
Year: 1936
Rated NR

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Cast
Al Jolson: Al Jackson
Allen Jenkins: Joe Eddy
Beverly Roberts: Ruth Haines
Lyle Talbot: Bob Carey
William B. Davidson: Barney Hammond
Frank Mitchell: Dope

 

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