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Jolson Sings Again is a 1949 American musical biographical film directed by Henry Levin, and the sequel to The Jolson Story (1946), both of which cover the life of singer Al Jolson. It was the highest-grossing film of 1949 and received three Oscar nominations at the 22nd Academy Awards .
The Jolson Story: Mrs. Yoelson 1947 It Happened in Brooklyn: Mrs. Kardos 1947 Northwest Outpost: Olga Natalia's Maid 1947 Pirates of Monterey: Filomena 1948 Walk a Crooked Mile: Mrs. Ecko, Landlady Uncredited 1948 The Snake Pit: Ward 33 Inmate Uncredited 1949 Jolson Sings Again: Moma Yoelson 1949 Black Magic: Maria Balsamo 1949 Thieves' Highway ...
His dark, chorus-boy looks landed him featured roles in movies through the early 1950s. He was groomed for stardom in The Eddie Cantor Story, filmed in response to the wildly successful The Jolson Story and Jolson Sings Again starring Larry Parks as Al Jolson, one of Cantor's musical-comedy contemporaries.
Henry Levin (5 June 1909 – 1 May 1980) was an American film director.He helmed over 50 feature films between 1944 and 1980, with his best known works including Jolson Sings Again (1949), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) and Where the Boys Are (1960).
Asa Yoelson was born in the village of Srednike (Yiddish: סרעדניק), now known as Seredžius, near Kaunas in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire.He was the fifth and youngest child of Nechama "Naomi" (née Cantor, c. 1858 –1895) and Moses Rubin Yoelson (c. 1858 –1945); his four siblings were Rose (c. 1879 –1939), Etta (c. 1880 –1948), another sister who died in infancy ...
He made Jolson Sings Again (1949), which was another huge box-office hit. [14] His co-star in the film, Barbara Hale, teamed with him again in the comedy feature Emergency Wedding (1950). In 1950 he and his wife announced plans to make their own film Stakeout. [15] British exhibitors voted him the 9th-most popular star in the UK. [citation needed]
Goodwin acted in several movies, including The Stork Club (1945), The Jolson Story (1946), and Jolson Sings Again (1949). He played the role of Sherman Billingsley in The Stork Club (1945) and that of the hotel detective in Hitchcock's Spellbound (also 1945) and appeared with Doris Day in Tea for Two (1950) and It's a Great Feeling (1949).
Laramie (1949) - (scenes deleted, uncredited) The Blazing Trail (1949) - Janet Masters; Jolson Sings Again (1949) - Nurse (uncredited) Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Minor Role (uncredited) Without Honor (1949) - Neighbor's Wife; And Baby Makes Three (1949) - Peggy (uncredited) Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949, Serial) - Queen Guinevere