Acting
Al Jolson
- Titles
- 40movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19271976
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz7.8average 1.2
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.5average 3.6
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Physical Comedy3.6average 2.5
- Pop Culture3.2average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Violence3.1, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Showbiz Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- LLouis SilversComposerThe Jazz Singer, Mammy, Swanee River, The Singing Fool
Lloyd BaconDirectorWonder Bar, Say It with Songs, The Singing Fool
Davey LeeActorSay It with Songs, The Singing Fool
Don AmecheActorScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8, Swanee River
Alan CroslandDirectorThe Jazz Singer, Big Boy- EEarl BaldwinWriterWonder Bar, Go Into Your Dance
- RRalph DawsonEditorBig Boy, The Singing Fool
- HHal MohrCinematographerThe Jazz Singer, Big Boy
- LLouis R. LoefflerEditorRose of Washington Square, Swanee River
- OOwen MarksEditorMammy, Say It with Songs
- HHarold McCordEditorThe Jazz Singer, The Singing Fool
Movies and TV shows
271990s
2 titles · average score 77
82
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
as (archive footage)
1980s
2 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
1970s
1 titles
Salsa (1976)
as (archive footage)
1960s
1 titles
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
as (archive footage)
1950s
2 titles · average score 63
63
Startime (1959)
TV show
Purple Heart Diary (1951)
as Al Jolson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940s
3 titles · average score 68
69
The Jolson Story (1946)
as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
67
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
as Al Jolson
Take It or Leave It (1944)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930s
12 titles · average score 59
62
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
as Ted Cotter
63
Swanee River (1939)
as Edwin P. Christy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
as Al Jolson
58
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Al Jolson
49
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
as Al Jolson (uncredited)
50
The Singing Kid (1936)
as Al Jackson
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
as Al Howard
63
Wonder Bar (1934)
as Al Wonder
71
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Bumper
57
Mammy (1930)
as Al Fuller
Big Boy (1930)
as Gus
59
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Al Jolsen
1920s
4 titles · average score 56
Say It with Songs (1929)
as Joe Lane
52
New York Nights (1929)
as Al Jolson
55
The Singing Fool (1928)
as Al Stone
62
The Jazz Singer (1927)
as Jakie Rabinowitz