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The Singing Fool is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lloyd Bacon released in USA on 29 september 1928 with Al Jolson
The Singing Fool (1928)
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Add to a movie listThe Singing Fool is a 1928 musical drama Part-Talkie motion picture which was released by Warner Bros.. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, The Jazz Singer. It is credited with helping to cement the popularity of both sound and the musical genre.
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After years of hopeful struggle, Al Stone (Jolson) is on his way. "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World", he sings to an appreciative speakeasy crowd. But, as Al discovers, getting there is one thing. Staying there is another. Singing waiter Stone gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows a big-time producer and a gold-digging showgirl he fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way. Al's fickle wife abandons him, taking the beloved son he calls Sonny Boy with her. Heartbroken, Al becomes a devastated loner until friends from the speakeasy that launched his career rescue him from a life on the streets. Soon, Al is back in lights. But another crisis awaits: Sonny Boy is in the hospital and dying.Actors
Al Jolson
(Al Stone)
Betty Bronson
(Grace)
Josephine Dunn
(Molly Winton)
Arthur Housman
(Blackie Joe)
Reed Howes
(John Perry)
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