The Jolson Story (1946) part 13 

The ending is sad , sad indeed , the music and Al's girlfriend's departure , they are both heartwrenching.

I love this movie; can't tell you how many times I watched it as a kid, and how much I love Jolie's voice. He was unique. Larry Parks was brilliant in the role. I watched the movie so many times, I memorized all the songs. An old girl friend was William Demarest's neighbor.

Before Dvds and dvrs we had Million Dollar Movie. it was your only chance to see a movie multiple times.......Thank you for making the Jolson Story available.

Actors, music, direction....there hasn't been anything like it still!

lost count how many times i have seen this movie , my dad sang all the songs in the clubs , many years ago . sadly my dad not here anymore , but i cant still hear him through jolson . carol .

they just re ran the jolson story and my 90 year old mother was in heaven..thanks for posting

My Mum was on the cashiers dest in the Cinema, I was only 6 years old and was always in the Cinema to see the Jolson Story and Jolson sings again, I still love those movies, I'm now 83 years old and have them on DVD and never get tired watching those movies, God bless Al Jolson,

Beautiful memories I’m now 39 years old But this is the best

Thank you for posting that.It was great

I listen to this man sing and think of my father who always told me he was a great singer and he was right

La vi en la tv de esa epoca(blanco y negro) y han pasado 50 años. bien hecha con mensaje y un tributo a la posteridad de parte de Al Jolson.

Probably the best bio ever made 😊😅😅😮😮😮

Many thanks. Like most people I never tire of this classic movie.

THIS IS ONE MUSICAL I WATCH EVERYTIME IT IS SHOWN - I WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND JOLSON'S SONGS ON YOU TUBE - THANKS SO MUCH.

Although this is as with most film biopics of the time, an idealised version of Jolson's life. One of the truest things was Jolson's love of performing to an audience anywhere anytime. My Grandfather a waiter at the 400 Club in NYC witnessed this in the 40's when Jolson came in for a late dinner and he was asked to sing a number and then sang for hours to a spellbound house of very surprised and appreciate patrons and staff. My Grandma and Mom were there for the late show and saw it too.

thanks for uploading. the movie does not do justice to the amazing stage presence he had to go along with that one-in-a-million set of pipes.

Loved Larry Parks. THIS is an Academy Award performance. He was so charismatic-Larry Parks. So good looking and charming.

I love the song and the singer

Al Jolson was a great success and singer 😊

how jelous i am that you have a story to tell about the one and only jolson...

Ruby Keeler, the real life wife of Al Jolson and a prominent dancing star in the 1930's, had a turbulent marriage to Jolson and did want a more bucolic life as portrayed in "The Jolson Story". Jolson accompanied Keeler to a farmhouse that they bought and allegedly, Jolson was seen singing for a group of local residents in a hardware store; he was compelled to perform and entertain. His next marriage to a nurse, portrayed in the sequel by Barbara Hale, was successful.The film was an enormous hit.

Jolson was King

VI LA PELICULA EN EL AÑO 1953 Y A PARTIR DE ESE ENTONCES DEBO HABER VISTO LA PELICULA CIENTO DE VECES Y NO ME CANSO DE ESCUCHAR SU VOZ Y LA MAGNIFICA INTERPRETACION DE LARRY PARK ES LAMENTABLE LA PERDIDA DE AMBOS FUERON MAGNIFICOS

My husbands favourite all time singer

Maravilloso,esta película es espectacular...y por supuesto la continuación...

The interesting thing is that people who saw Jolson on stage say that Jolson on film was a shadow of what he was really like in on stage. He himself felt constrained by the method of filming at the time as he was famous for ad-libbing jokes. as well as the tempo of the song, often changing lyrics, stopping the song to tell a story, going into the audience, etc. Also he dearly missed the lack of a real audience on the sound stages, which really fed him and he gave back in large doses to them.

Watching Al Jolson, my favourite all time singer, brings tears to my eyes.It's so hard to believe that he's been dead for 60 years. Thank you for these memories.

Larry parks was a gifted actor torn apart by the McCarthy crap....that man destroyed a lot of innocent people.

Sweet. 2023

Magical film, thanks for sharing it!

thank you for posting this,i never realize that how many songs he did,

Although Al Jolsen's family wanted a quiet night out...people would ask him to sing and he would taken over by it...he only lived when he was on stage.

HELP!!!! You said you had a channel in which we could watch the Jolson movies.What or rather where is it?? I don't want to ever lose the ability to watch these movies. I love Al Jolson. Joan Rivers use to work out using Al Jolson music---A little trivia for you.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS MOVIE!!!!! I absolutely love Al Jolson and have for many years. I was born in 1941 so I remember him very well. No one can sing like this today and most likely will never be able to. How do I get on your channel? I'm not too computer savvy. I remember my Dad singing his and Nat King Cole songs when I was little.

❤

overdosed on larry parks keep singing april showers whilst making the dinner

@bronsondaggers -I think not. In real life, his father was an orthodox Jewish cantor and would not be in a nightclub.

@lannybuddy yes but here we are refering to the movie that is a fictional account of the al jolson life. so in the movie here it always seemed to me that soonn when he first looked at his daughter in law at the club, it was to say this is what he, al jolson needs to her. then again you say he would not be in the nightclub so perhaps that emphasies even more that he planned some version of this in hope of cheering up his son.

The sound is bad

Larry Parks was Oscar nominated for this he should have won it that year

Love this film so much iv watched it so many times will never get get tired of it even showed it to my grandchildren

Personally, I thought this was the best version of April Showers I've heard Al sing. There's just...something about it.

I always find the ending very moving. When she kisses Steve goodbye, then takes that last look and then turns and walks out the door as Al sings on, oblivious. Beautifully done.

I was 3 years old when the film was made and remember my parents taking me to see it when I was still a wee boy and even now at the age of 67 the voice still brings tears to my eyes. My wife and daughter think I'm daft but the man was a real super star.

As always, sorry to see this movie end, but nice to know that I can come back anytime to watch, thanks to Warrior. And I mean that sincerely, thank you Warrior for taking the time to upload this movie. Some wonderful family memories attached to it,

My Dad a Welshman called Bill Davies he knew all of Al Jolson songs. And regularly sang his to all his family & friends….

side comment, in the film, April Showers was the song that began and ended the relationship with 'Julie Benson'.

Watched this with my dad who saw the first talkie in 1928

This event seems to have been taken from an episode that occurred after Jolson married his fourth wife. Jolson was spotted with his young wife at an appreciation of Sophie Tucker. Despite Jolson's best efforts to turn attention back to Sophie Tucker or to introduce his wife, the crowd would not be satisfied until Jolson sang. It was the first time his new wife heard him sing for an audience.

@teddybo06 Larry Parks plays Al Jolson...he's spectacular!

Thanks for taking the time to post this. An amazing picture, albeit somewhat fictionalized. Regardless, Jolson really was the greatest entertainer ever.

World's Greatest Entertainer !

Man, I'm\jealous too! I wish I could have been there! That night club my grandfather worked at used to bring in all the best acts, benny goodman, frank sinatra, glenn miller, etc and of all the great entertainers that were paid to play there, that "Jolson story" (pun intended!) was his favorite. Both my grandparents lived near Coney Island and they used to tell stories about Jolson singing at a club called "Feldman's" where Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante worked as singing waiters!

The greatest lip syncing in movie musical history

Old Time singers..My father Graduated High School 1947.. I took him to a Tony Bennett Concert..Old Smiles . Keep Dreaming and Doing..

With that song she walks into his life, and with it, she walks out.

STILL the "World's Greatest Entertainer" !

Its sad but Jolson Sings Again makes up for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Great!!¡+!

My dad (95) is a huge Jolson fan, I was brought up on his music and have seen these two movies hundreds of times. I never tire of them. They lift my heart.

@teddybo06 There is also the sequel to this film "Jolson Sings Again", w/Parks however, the songs are all Al Jolson. It's Larry Parks lip-syncing to them. Parks might have had quite a career had he not been black-listed as a communist.

can anyone tell me how to log onto the next movie to this , jolson sings again . thanks . carol

The Jolson Story : The Biggest Box Office Musical Motion Picture , In All Motion Picture History, Until : The Sound Of Music ! With Julie Andrews ! In 1964 ! with Far Higher Ticket Prices !

@warror135 That would be great if you could do that. I've not had a chance to see that since my final VCR gave out on me. It would be very much appreciated. Also, for those who have yet to see it, of course!

Yo también Ka ví no recuerdo el año pero me impresionó era dramas era el galán de modo este guapo actor Larry Parks salía De negrito co. Al j. Gracias

He tries do hard to hold onto Julie by not singing, and she just wants him to be happy. Sometimes, you can love someone with all your heart and not be a suitable match.

@warror135 did you upload jolsin sings again ,, i was wanting to watch that movie as well. !!

His wife was watching him like a hawk.

I like how the papa was looking at the al wife while he was performing and i wondered if that is what he had planned when he asked al to sing for him, and agree to go to the night club.

She makes the guy give up what he was born to do, then when he's forced to go back to it, she leaves him! She must have loved him very much. If he had been a famous brain surgeon, would she have made him give that up, too? I don't think so. You see, singing for crowds wasn't refined up for her narcissistic ego. Good riddance to her.

Al Jolson was the first Superstar.