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Lights! Camera! Action!

The Jolson Story (1946)

The Jolson Story (1946)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

An interesting, albeit not entirely accurate look at the life of Al Jolson. Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes are good, and William Demarest is very good, in a well-told tale of a driven entertainer. Jolson’s distinctive voice is used to good effect in musical numbers, many of them classics. Not great, but solid.

**¾ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

1946 • 2 HOURS, 8 MINUTES
COLUMBIA PICTURES

STARRING
• LARRY PARKS, EVELYN KEYES

ALSO STARRING
• WILLIAM DEMAREST, BILL GOODWIN, LUDWIG DONATH

WRITTEN BY
• STEPHEN LONGSTREET (SCREENPLAY BY)
• HARRY CHANDLEE, ANDREW SOLT (ADAPTATION BY)

DIRECTED BY
• ALFRED E. GREEN

1946 ACADEMY AWARDS (2)
• BEST SCORE
• BEST SOUND

ADDITIONAL 1946 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (4)
• BEST ACTOR: LARRY PARKS (LOST TO FREDERIC MARCH FOR THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: WILLIAM DEMAREST (LOST TO HAROLD RUSSELL FOR THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES)
• BEST COLOR CINEMATOGRAPHY (LOST TO THE YEARLING)
• BEST FILM EDITING (LOST TO THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES)

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