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...Jolson Sings Again. Zestful sequel to the film biography of mammy's favorite son; with Larry Parks and Jolson's voice (TIME, Sept...
...were Life and newspaper photographers, the University Hall secretarial staff, and a trained dog who tried to earn himself a screen test before Assistant Director Sid Sidman. To keep the people happy while waiting for the sun, Thayer Hall freshmen offered an impromptu program of amplified Al Jolson songs and Dwight Fiske records...
After rallying and setting off on an entertainment tour of veterans hospitals--an opportunity to dub in "Sonny Boy" and "Toot-Toot-Tootsie" (among others) on the sound track--Jolson collapses again. Miss Hale, of course, appears at his bedside. Her lines are poor--she too has to spend her time telling Jolson to relax--but her performance is enough to make her a leading candidate for the worst actress of the year. Unfortunately she stays around to marry Jolson and manage his life...
Before you know it she has him in the movies--doing the songs for "The Jolson Story." There is a charming studio interlude where Larry Parks playing Al Jolson meets Larry Parks playing Larry Parks, and finally, the only redeeming feature of the whole piece, a scene of the premiere of "The Jolson Story...
This is a good excuse for Columbia to slip in some of the better parts of the original picture, including famous Jolson songs-like "Mammy" and "Swanee...