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The Singing Fool

1928102 minUnited States
MusicalDrama
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
English
This copy runs
102:11
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Wikimedia Commons · Lloyd Bacon / Warner Bros. Pictures · Public domain

Synopsis

Waiter and aspiring entertainer Al Stone finally finds success when a theater manager hears him sing. Stardom brings marriage and a child, but his wife's departure destroys the stability he hoped success would provide. Returning to the stage becomes inseparable from his effort to survive a series of private losses.

Cast

DirectorsLloyd Bacon

Historical context

Following The Jazz Singer, this Al Jolson vehicle helped consolidate the popularity of screen singing and talking sequences. Its entertainment also includes blackface performance, reflecting the racist stage conventions carried into early Hollywood musicals.

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