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Additional authors

1. Parks, Larry, 1914-1975.
2. Keyes, Evelyn, 1916-2008.
3. Beckett, Scotty, 1929-1968.
4. Donath, Ludwig.
5. Demarest, William.
6. Goodwin, Bill.
7. Shayne, Tamara.
8. Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960
9. Skolsky, Sidney.
10. Lewis, Joseph H., 1900-
11. Cole, Jack, 1911-1974
12. Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002
13. Stoloff, Morris, 1898-1980.
14. Chandlee, Harry, 1882-1956.
15. Solt, Andrew P., 1916-
16. Goossón, Stephen, 1889-1973.
17. Holscher, Walter.
18. Louis, Jean, 1907-1997.
19. Columbia Pictures.
20. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (130 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Musical based on the fictionalized biography of the singer and entertainer Al Jolson. The character Julie Benson represents his real-life wife Ruby Keeler.

Subject

1. Biographies
2. Musicals
3. Features
4. Keeler, Ruby > Drama
5. Motion pictures
6. Tap dancing
7. Jolson, Al, 1886-1950 > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Motion pictures.
2. Features.
3. Biographies.
4. Musicals.

Contents

1. Dance contents: "The Spaniard who blighted my life" [production number] / performed by Parks and ensemble -- "Liza" / performed by Keyes, Parks, and ensemble -- "Latin from Manhattan" / performed by Keyes and ensemble -- "About a quarter to nine" / performed by Parks and Keyes -- The film also includes numerous brief scenes of music hall, minstrel show, and musical comedy performances.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1920

Note

1. Motion picture originally released by Columbia Pictures in 1946; re-released as a videotape in 1986 by Columbia Tristar Home Video, Burbank, CA.

Credits (note)

1. Director of photography, Joseph Walker ; choreography, Joseph Lewis (production numbers) and Jack Cole (dances) ; music, Morris Stoloff ; screenplay adapted by Harry Chandlee and Andrew Solt ; art direction, Stephen Goossón and Walter Holscher ; costumes, Jean Louis.

Performer (note)

1. Larry Parks (Al Jolson), Evelyn Keyes (Julie Benson), Scotty Beckett (Al Jolson as a boy), Ludwig Donath (Cantor Yoelson), William Demarest (Steve Martin), Bill Goodwin (Tom Baron), Tamara Shayne (Mrs. Yoelson), Jo-Carroll Dennison (Ann Murray), John Alexander (Lew Dockstader), and others.

Title

1. The Jolson story [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; director, Alfred E. Green ; producer, Sidney Skolsky ; screenplay, Stephen Longstreet.

Imprint

1. Burbank, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1986, c1946.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Cast

1. Larry Parks (Al Jolson), Evelyn Keyes (Julie Benson), Scotty Beckett (Al Jolson as a boy), Ludwig Donath (Cantor Yoelson), William Demarest (Steve Martin), Bill Goodwin (Tom Baron), Tamara Shayne (Mrs. Yoelson), Jo-Carroll Dennison (Ann Murray), John Alexander (Lew Dockstader), and others.

Credits

1. Director of photography, Joseph Walker ; choreography, Joseph Lewis (production numbers) and Jack Cole (dances) ; music, Morris Stoloff ; screenplay adapted by Harry Chandlee and Andrew Solt ; art direction, Stephen Goossón and Walter Holscher ; costumes, Jean Louis.

Added author

1. Parks, Larry, 1914-1975. Performer
2. Keyes, Evelyn, 1916-2008. Performer
3. Beckett, Scotty, 1929-1968. Performer
4. Donath, Ludwig. Performer
5. Demarest, William. Performer
6. Goodwin, Bill. Performer
7. Shayne, Tamara. Performer
8. Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960, film director.
9. Skolsky, Sidney. Producer
10. Lewis, Joseph H., 1900- choreographer.
11. Cole, Jack, 1911-1974, choreographer.
12. Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002, screenwriter.
13. Stoloff, Morris, 1898-1980. Composer
14. Chandlee, Harry, 1882-1956. Screenwriter
15. Solt, Andrew P., 1916- Screenwriter
16. Goossón, Stephen, 1889-1973. Designer
17. Holscher, Walter. Designer
18. Louis, Jean, 1907-1997. Costume designer
19. Columbia Pictures.
20. DHCA.

ISBN

1. 0800107012

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1920