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Jolson sings again / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by Sidney Buchman ; written by Sidney Buchman ; directed by Henry Levin.
LIBRA DVD Judaica 329
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jolson, Al, 1886-1950--Drama.
- Jolson, Al.
- Jolson, Al, 1886-1950.
- Entertainers--United States--Drama.
- Entertainers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Feature films.
- Musicals.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sheldon, Harvey (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009]
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Larry Parks reprises his unforgettable role as Al Jolson in this musical extravaganza. Jolson comes out of retirement only to discover his style of music is no longer popular. He turns to his friend and manager who enlists him to entertain troops during the war. There he falls in love with and marries a beautiful army nurse who encourages Al to sing again.
- Participant:
- Larry Parks, William Demarest, Barbara Hale, Ludwig Donath, Bill Goodwin, Tamara Shayne, Myron McCormick; voice of Al Jolson.
- Credits:
- Musical director, Morris Stoloff ; photography, William Snyder ; editor, William Lyon.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the 1949 motion picture.
- Sequel to: The Jolson story.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.
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