Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

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

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Details

Additional Authors

• Parks, Larry, 1914-1975.
• Keyes, Evelyn, 1916-2008.
• Beckett, Scotty, 1929-1968.
• Donath, Ludwig.
• Demarest, William.
• Goodwin, Bill.
• Shayne, Tamara.
• Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960
• Skolsky, Sidney.
• Lewis, Joseph H., 1900-
• Cole, Jack, 1911-1974
• Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002
• Stoloff, Morris, 1898-1980.
• Chandlee, Harry, 1882-1956.
• Solt, Andrew P., 1916-
• Goossón, Stephen, 1889-1973.
• Holscher, Walter.
• Louis, Jean, 1907-1997.
• Columbia Pictures.
• DHCA.

Description

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

Summary

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

Subjects

• Biographies
• Musicals
• Features
• Keeler, Ruby > Drama
• Motion pictures
• Tap dancing
• Jolson, Al, 1886-1950 > Drama

Genre/Form

• Motion pictures.
• Features.
• Biographies.
• Musicals.

Note

• 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)

• 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)

• 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.

Contents

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

*MGZIA 4-1920

ISBN

0800107012

OCLC

• 33241450
• NYPY94-F11

Title

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

Imprint

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

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Cast

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

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

Parks, Larry, 1914-1975. Performer

Keyes, Evelyn, 1916-2008. Performer

Beckett, Scotty, 1929-1968. Performer

Donath, Ludwig. Performer

Demarest, William. Performer

Goodwin, Bill. Performer

Shayne, Tamara. Performer

Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960, film director.

Skolsky, Sidney. Producer

Lewis, Joseph H., 1900- choreographer.

Cole, Jack, 1911-1974, choreographer.

Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002, screenwriter.

Stoloff, Morris, 1898-1980. Composer

Chandlee, Harry, 1882-1956. Screenwriter

Solt, Andrew P., 1916- Screenwriter

Goossón, Stephen, 1889-1973. Designer

Holscher, Walter. Designer

Louis, Jean, 1907-1997. Costume designer

Columbia Pictures.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1920