One of the best musicals ever. The incomparable and thrilling voice of Al Jolson is lip synched by Larry Parks in a masterful way. After seeing the movie I became a lifelong Jolson fan. Swanee, April Showers, Rock-a Bye Your Baby, California Here I Come are only four of about 25 songs sung by Jolson. Parks earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for Best Actor. The supporting actors- Evelyn Keyes, Bill Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Ludwig Donath, Tamara Shayne, and Scotty Beckett give memorable performances. Rudy Wissler dubbed the voice of Beckett as the young Jolson. The movie revived Jolson's career.
Review of The Jolson Story
