The Jolson story
(2003, original release: 1946)
Fiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/JOLSON
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
©2003
©2003
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
1404931104 00901, 9781404931107, 043396009011
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946
The film traces the meteoric singing/performing career of Asa Yoelson, a talented cantor's son determined to make it big in the "biz". After changing his name to Al Jolson, he captivated audiences everywhere with his minstrel and jazz performances
Director of photography, Joseph Walker ; art directors, Stephen Goosson, Walter Holscher ; editor, William A. Lyon ; music, Saul Chaplin, Morris Stoloff ; costume designer, Jean Louis
Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest, Bill Goodwin
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD
Closed-captioned