The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story (1946)

October 10th, 19462h 8min

Drama, Music
66%

Overview

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface minstrel troupe and soon builds a reputation as a consummate performer. But as his career grows in size, so does his ego, resulting in battles in business as well as in his personal life.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Making of 'Oklahoma!'

The Making of 'Oklahoma!'


Released on: 1999-09-26
Music

The making of the 1999 film 'Oklahoma!'

Dig!

Dig!


Released on: 2004-05-14
Documentary, Music

A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon


Released on: 1999-12-22
Comedy, Drama

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Malcolm X

Malcolm X


Released on: 1992-11-18
Drama, History

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

The Sea Inside

The Sea Inside


Released on: 2004-09-03
Drama

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident...

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess


Released on: 1959-06-24
Music, Drama, Romance

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home t...

Bang Bang Baby

Bang Bang Baby


Released on: 2014-09-08
Science Fiction, Drama, Music

A small town teenager in the 1960s believes her dreams of becoming a famous singer will come true wh...

Spanglish

Spanglish


Released on: 2004-12-17
Drama, Comedy

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky...

The Aviator

The Aviator


Released on: 2004-12-17
Drama

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, durin...

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank


Released on: 1959-03-18
Drama, History

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced i...

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July


Released on: 1989-12-20
Drama, War

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist ...

Gucha!

Gucha!


Released on: 2006-11-14
Comedy, Drama

Juliet, a white girl, falls in love with a dark-skinned romeo, a divine trumpet player from the Roma...

Abraham

Abraham


Released on: 1993-12-12
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotam...

Hotel a la Swing

Hotel a la Swing


Released on: 1937-03-13
Music, Comedy

In this musical-comedy short, an out-of-work theatre troupe assumes management of the debt-ridden Gr...

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert


Released on: 1994-05-31
Drama, Comedy

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style o...

An American in Paris

An American in Paris


Released on: 1951-09-26
Music, Romance, Comedy

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter...

American Splendor

American Splendor


Released on: 2003-08-15
Comedy, Drama

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar...

Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite


Released on: 2005-10-18
Drama, History

In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées...

Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic

Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic


Released on:
Music, Drama

Based on the life of multi Grammy-winning Latin-American singer Linda Ronstadt.

The Labour and Rose

The Labour and Rose


Released on: 1963-05-31
Drama, Music, History

The film is about famous Chechen ballet and folk dancer Mahmud Essembayev's life.