Al Jolson Movies

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife,...

A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at...

A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for...

A look into black life depicted in the 1930s! Hosted by Allen "Farina" Hoskins.

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

A documentary about the production of the first Brazilian sound film.

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He...

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl,...

Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann...

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his...

Al Jolson's first sound film. Dressed in overalls and wearing black-face makeup, he sings three of his hit songs: "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes...