Winning academy awardsr for musical scoring and sound recording, the film also received four academy awardr nominations in 1946, including best actor for larry parks portrayal of al jolson. Rent jolson sings again 1949 starring larry parks and barbara hale on dvd and bluray. Al jolsons success story continues after the divorce from his first wife. Jolson sings again dvd 1949 region 1 us import ntsc. Almost as soon as congress formalized a declaration of war, the mammy singer dedicated himself to a new mission in life. Larry parks and barbara hale, leading players in the technicolor musical, jolson sings again, in fifth week at the liberty. Jolsons niece, theresa kaplan, lives in columbus and is an honorary lifetime member of the society. His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized many songs that benefited from his shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach.
Under the name waves of the danube the tune was used in akira kurosawas 1949 film stray dog. Rent jolson sings again 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd. Jolson passed away from a massive heart attack in 1950 at the age of 64, prompting the formation of the international al jolson society from scattered fan clubs across the u. His unique singing style and personal magnetism established an immediate rapport with audiences. Jolson sings again decca long play microgroove records. We were first 180 hits in their original version 10cd list price.
Jolson sings again full frame, subtitled, keep case. I initially had a bit of trouble buying into the youthful parks playing a 60yearold, no matter how uncanny his physical impression of jolson. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Jolson sings again is the 1949 film sequel to the jolson story, both of which cover the life of singer al jolson. One of the greatest musicals ever made, the jolson story is an electrifying cavalcade of lavish production numbers with an allstar cast. Although i havent seen the 2 jolson movies heck i havent even seen the jazz singer this is a very colorful looking trailer for this movie.
The 1949 musical biography sequel jolson sings again comes to dvd from columbia tristar home entertainment. This technicolor followup to columbias 1946 blockbuster the jolson story again stars larry parks as legendary entertainer al jolsonand jolson himself, as parks singing voice. Jolson sings again 1949 movie posters cinematerial. Jolson sings again 1949 color by technicolor full 490x360.
Vinyl 10 al jolson jolson sings again 1949, vinyl discogs. Al jolson on milton berle show june 6, 1945 video podcast duration. Jolson sings again by henry levin henry levin, larry. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight isnt what it used to be.
With larry parks, barbara hale, william demarest, ludwig donath. The film received three oscar nominations at the 22nd academy awards. Swanee is an american popular song written in 1919 by george gershwin, with lyrics by irving caesar. Al jolson, byname of asa yoelson, born may 26, 1886, srednike, russia now seredzius, lithuaniadied october 23, 1950, san francisco, california, u. Jolson sings again 1949 color by technicolor full 490x360 25 fps 768kb v 192kb a. By the time this was first committed to acetate or vinyl, johnson was more heavily engaged in composing symphonic works, but renewed fame in the 1940s put him and his music back into the nightclubs playing for a. By the early 1950s, jolsons blackface was a central figure of nostalgia in american mass culture, not only due to its role in the history of cinema from singin in the rain, but also in relation to the very popular new jolson films of the late 1940s, the al jolson story. It takes the death of moma yoelson and world war ii to bring jolson back to earth and to. Caesar and gershwin, who was then aged 20, claimed to have written the song in about ten minutes riding on a bus in.
The trio is again simple, but more melodic than the rest of the piece. Jolson sings again usa 1949, 96 minutes, color, columbia pictures. Asa al jolson yoelson born to jewish immigrants moshe reuben yoelson and naomi etta cantor the original family name was hesselson in seredzius, lithuania on may 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in san francisco, california on october 23, 1950 was an american singer. Jolson sings again is a 1949 american musical biographical film directed by henry levin, and the sequel to the jolson story, both of which cover the life of singer al jolson. When jolsons career was all but over in the mid1940s, columbia pictures decided to film the story of his life, which became the 1947 classic, the jolson story followed in 1949 by a successful. A tribute to al jolson al jolson, once called the world. Jolson sings again al jolson rare 10 33 rpm long play record 1949 decca long play microgroove records 5006 record is in excellent condition. Jolson sings again 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jolson sings again, they repeated over and over holding up the bold headline that was destined to change lives and careers in. Listen to your favorite songs from jolson sings again by al jolson now.
Jolson sings again hawked the newsboys along hollywood boulevard. The hail of japanese bombs on pearl harbor on december 7th, 1941, shook jolson out of his continuing moods of lethargy and despair. He was dubbed the worlds greatest entertainer at the peak of his career. This time jolson trades in the stage for life in the fast lane. Al jolson the jolson story rainbow round my shoulder brunswick lat 8521. Jolson sings again henry levin, 1949 dvdrip vosi mensaje por davinci1405.
Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Nominated for three academy awards, jolson sings again 1949 is a technicolor sequel to the 1946 musical biography the jolson story. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for jolson sings again 1949. Ironically, in jolson sings again, al jolson playing himself wouldnt have been so horrible a notion as, at that stage, he was closer to the characters age than larry parks. Sequels to successful movies werent foregone conclusions in the 1940s, but the enormous success of the jolson story 1946 made a followup inevitable. Jolson sings again 1949 james higgins 20091124 as with most sequels, its not quite up with the original, the jolson story, and this film doesnt seem to have enough material left to keep it. Jolson sings again by martin abramson from the real story of al jolson, 1950. Jolson himself provides the singing voice for larry parks, who reprises his role as the legendary entertainer.
Jolson sings again by al jolson on amazon music unlimited. Overview biography songs similar artists dvds cds blurays vinyl. Ive spoken with lillian gish, who started to make a movie with mr. Larry parks, barbara hale, william demarest, bill goodwin, ludwig donath, tamara shayne, plot summary. It takes the death of moma yoelson and world war ii to bring jolson back to earth and to the stage. The jolson goldmine was pretty much played out in the original picture, but jolson sings again 1949 definitely has its moments, particularly in its surreal last third, which plays like an episode of the twilight zone. It is most often associated with singer al jolson the song was written for a new york city revue called demitasse, which opened in october 1919 in the capitol theater. Al jolson sits on top of the world once again sept. Presented with a fullframe transfer in the original technicolor. In this sequel to the jolson story, we pick up the singers career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. Jolson sold it, but later came back to buy it again in the mid1940s when his third wife, erie galbraith, happen to pick it out during a search of homes. Under the name of the anniversary song it was featured in al jolsons biographical columbia film the jolson story in 1946 and the sequel jolson sings again 1949, as well as in blondies anniversary in 1947.
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