Directed by:
Alan CroslandCinematography:
Hal MohrCast:
Al Jolson, Claudia Dell, Lloyd Hughes, John Harron, Noah Beery, Bill Elliott, Eddie Kane, Louise Closser Hale, Eddie Phillips, Tom Wilson, Ray Turner, Lew HarveyPlots(1)
The dynamic entertainer puts on blackface makeup to portray likable Gus, a stableman-turned-jockey who overcomes adversity and wins the Kentucky Derby after gamblers conspire to have him fired from his mount Big Boy. The role gave Jolson a chance to immerse himself in two of his great passions: the racetrack and singing, with audience-pleasers including Tomorrow Is Another Day and Liza Lee. The ebullient Jolson didn't like one of the songs in the original stage score, so he gave If You Knew Susie to Eddie Cantor. It became wide-eyed Cantor's biggest hit! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Al Jolson
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Claudia Dell
USA
Lloyd Hughes
USA
Best movies:
The Lost World (1925)
The Mysterious Island (1929)
John Harron
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Dark Victory (1939)
Noah Beery
USA
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Noah's Ark (1928)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Bill Elliott
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Eddie Kane
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Louise Closser Hale
USA
Best movies:
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Movie Crazy (1932)
Eddie Phillips
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
State of the Union (1948)
Lonesome (1928)
Tom Wilson
USA
Best movies:
The Kid (1921)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Captain Blood (1935)
Ray Turner
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
King Kong (1933)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Lew Harvey
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Citizen Kane (1941)