The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story
A pure delight THE JOLSON STORY is classic Hollywood biography at its best; a fast-paced tune-filled extravaganza following the meteoric rise of legendary performer Al Jolson. THE JOLSON STORY was nominated for six 1946 Academy Awards™ winning two (Best Musical Scoring and Best Sound Recording). Asa Yoelson (Larry Parks) is a talented cantor's son determined to succeed in show business. From humble beginnings in vaudeville to the pinnacle of success on stage and in motion pictures Asa who later changed his name to Al Jolson struggled to balance the demands of his personal life with the swelling adoration of millions of fans. As Jolson's star ascends his single-minded pursuit of stardom takes its toll on his relationship with his wife Broadway legend Ruby Keeler (called Julie Benson in the film and portrayed by Evelyn Keyes) and the support of life-long friend and mentor Steve Martin (William Demarest). Featuring lavish show-stopping musical numbers (actually sung by Jolson and lip-synched by Parks) THE JOLSON STORY is a spectacle to behold. A huge box-office hit THE JOLSON STORY was Columbia Pictures' highest-grossing film up to that point. It was so successful that a sequel was produced re-teaming Parks and Demarest in Jolson Sings Again 1949.System Requirements:Running Time: 129 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 043396009011 Manufacturer No: 00901
Customer Review: Great Sound-Cropped Picture Stinks!
To make those people happy who want to fill their large screen TV's they zoomed in on the 3:4 original aspect ratio and cut off the bottom 3rd of the image. Remastered sound is fantastic-But 1/3 of the movie is missing. Shame on the remastering people for ruining this classic.
Customer Review: excellent film
I have bought this film as a Christmas gift although I have seen it several times, its a very moving story "get out the tissues", I would recomend this film to young and old alike you will enjoy it, its a good sing along film also, Larry Parkes doe's a great job playing Jolson but the voice is of course Al's, if he had not gone on the stage then Al would have made an excellent cantor. 10 out of 10 for this film.