---
title: 'The Jolson Story (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alfred Edward Green'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-jolson-story-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038661/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Jolson Story (1946)

1946 · 104 min · History, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a highly fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson, produced by Columbia Pictures and directed by Alfred E. Green. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson, William Demarest as his performing partner and manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Some of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is extremely simplified, with people disguised or combined into single characters.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alfred Edward Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-edward-green)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Longstreet](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-longstreet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Morris Stoloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-stoloff)
- **Producer:** [Sidney Buchman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-buchman), [Sidney Skolsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-skolsky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [William Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lyon)

## Cast

- [Lilian Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-bond)
- [Al Jolson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-jolson)
- [Tamara Shayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-shayne)
- [Ludwig Donath](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-donath)
- [Ernest Cossart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-cossart)
- [William Demarest](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-demarest)
- [Larry Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-parks)
- [Jo-Carroll Dennison](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-carroll-dennison)
- [Scotty Beckett](https://cinepixo.com/people/scotty-beckett)
- [Doris Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lloyd)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [Evelyn Keyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-keyes)
- [John Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alexander)
- [Harry Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shannon)

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