The Singing Fool

1h 42m
DramaMusic
4.3

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 song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.

Cast

Al Jolson
Al Stone
Betty Bronson
Grace
Josephine Dunn
Molly Winton
Arthur Housman
Blackie Joe
Reed Howes
John Perry
Davey Lee
Sonny Boy
Edward Martindel
Louis Marcus
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cafe Owner Bill
Helen Lynch
Maid
Agnes Franey
'Balloon' Girl
James Cagney
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Doorman at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl – Waiter at Clicquot Club (uncredited)
Jack Stoutenburg
Little Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Lloyd Bacon
Director
C. Graham Baker
Writer, Adaptation
Harold McCord
Editor
Ralph Dawson
Editor
Byron Haskin
Director of Photography
Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
George Groves
Sound Engineer
Shelton Brooks
Original Music Composer
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Jules Buffano
Original Music Composer
Joseph Jackson
Dialogue
Edmund Ross
Conductor

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