The Singing Kid (1936)
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Strictly for Al Jolson's most fervent fans, The Singing Kid casts Jolie as neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson. Facing professional ruin when he loses his voice, Al heads to the country to regain his vocal timbre and to get his head back together. While recuperating, he falls in love with farm… More Strictly for Al Jolson's most fervent fans, The Singing Kid casts Jolie as neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson. Facing professional ruin when he loses his voice, Al heads to the country to regain his vocal timbre and to get his head back together. While recuperating, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines (Beverly Roberts), the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines (Sybil Jason). The kid bids fair to steal the picture, but Big Al isn't about to let that happen! Much as it must have pained him, Jolson shares the spotlight with such specialty performers as Wini Shaw, Cab Calloway, the Yacht Club Boys and the knockabout comedy team of Mitchell and Durant. The E.Y. Harburg-Harold Arlen score includes "I Want to Sing a Mammy Song" and "I Love to Singa," which later served as the basis of an amusing Merrie Melodies cartoon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Keighley
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 3, 1936 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
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Cast
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Al Jolson
as Al Jackson
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Sybil Jason
as Sybil Haines
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Lyle Talbot
as Bob Carey
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Allen Jenkins
as Joe Eddy
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Frank Mitchell
as Dope
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William B. Davidson
as Barney Hammond
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Jonathan Hale
as Dr. Brown
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Carolyn Hughes
as Mary Lou
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Beverly Roberts
as Ruth Haines
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Claire Dodd
as Dana Lawrence
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Winifred Shaw
as Singer
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Edward Keane
as Potter
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Tom Manning
as Doorman
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Edward Everett Horton
as Davenport Rogers
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Jack Durant
as Babe
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Joseph King
as Dr. May
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Joseph Crehan
as Fulton
- Cab Calloway and His Band
