Acting
Al Jolson
- Titles
- 44movies
- Career
Active from 1927 to 2026, with a break from 1977 to 2025, busiest in 1939 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz7.9average 1.2
- Historical8.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.5average 3.7
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.4
- Pop Culture3.3average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.4, average 5.3
- Coming of Age1.7, average 3.0
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Melodrama 2
- 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- HHal MohrCinematographerThe Jazz Singer, Big Boy
- LLouis R. LoefflerEditorRose of Washington Square, Swanee River
Alan CroslandDirectorThe Jazz Singer, Big Boy- EEarl BaldwinWriterWonder Bar, Go Into Your Dance
- RRalph DawsonEditorThe Singing Fool, Big Boy
- HHarold McCordEditorThe Jazz Singer, The Singing Fool
- OOwen MarksEditorMammy, Say It with Songs
Movies and TV shows
121930s
12 titles · average score 60
63
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
as Ted Cotter
66
Swanee River (1939)
as Edwin P. Christy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
as Al Jolson
58
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Al Jolson
54
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
as Al Jolson (uncredited)
65
The Singing Kid (1936)
as Al Jackson
44
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
as Al Howard
56
Wonder Bar (1934)
as Al Wonder
79
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Bumper
58
Mammy (1930)
as Al Fuller
Big Boy (1930)
as Gus
59
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Al Jolsen