---
title: 'The Singing Fool (1928)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lloyd Bacon'
released: '1928-09-19'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-singing-fool-1928'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Singing Fool (1928)

1928 · 99 min · Drama, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Singing Fool is a 1928 American sound part-talkie musical drama motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon which was released by Warner Bros. Pictures In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film stars Al Jolson and is a follow-up to his previous film, The Jazz Singer. It is credited with helping to cement the popularity of American films of both sound and the musical genre. The film entered the public domain on January 1, 2024.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lloyd Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bacon)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-jackson), [Charles Graham Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-graham-baker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-silvers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Byron Haskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-haskin)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson), [Harold McCord](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-mccord)

## Cast

- [Reed Howes](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-howes)
- [Betty Bronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-bronson)
- [Davey Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/davey-lee) as Sonny Boy
- [Carl M. Leviness](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-m-leviness)
- [Arthur Housman](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-housman)
- [Edward Martindel](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-martindel)
- [Helen Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-lynch)
- [Josephine Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-dunn)
- [Al Jolson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-jolson)
- [Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-o-connor)

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