Say It with Songs
Summary:
On the strength of his previous hits The Jazz Singer (1927) and The Singing Fool (1928), Al Jolson was Hollywood's hottest star in 1929. Jolson's cinematic offering for that year was Say It With Songs, a characteristic blend of music, comedy and treacly sentiment. The star is cast as Joe Lane, a radio star who hits it big then begins neglecting his wife Katherine (Marian... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Al Jolson - (Joe Lane)
Davey Lee - (Little Pal)
Marian Nixon - (Katherine Lane)
Holmes Herbert - (Dr. Robert Merrill)
Fred Kohler - (Joe's Cellmate)
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Review:
The advent of sound threw the motion picture industry into a turmoil, as each studio (and its directors, writers, etc.) tried to figure out how this new component should fit into the movies. The most common method was to imitate what had already been done, meaning copy The Jazz Singer and The Singing Fool. Say it With Songs does just that,... Continue >>
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