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11 April 1936 (USA)
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A good musical if not a good movie.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Al Jolson | ... | Al Jackson |
 | Sybil Jason | ... | Sybil Haines |
 | Beverly Roberts | ... | Ruth Haines |
 | Edward Everett Horton | ... | Davenport Rogers |
 | Lyle Talbot | ... | Robert 'Bob' Carey |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Joe Eddy |
| Claire Dodd | ... | Dana Lawrence |
| Jack Durant | ... | Babe |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | Dope |
| Wini Shaw | ... | Blackface Singer (as Winifred Shaw) |
| Joe King | ... | Doctor May (as Joseph King) |
| William B. Davidson | ... | Barney Hammond (as Wm. Davidson) |
| Cab Calloway | ... | Himself - Band Leader |
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| Bill Elliott | ... | Announcer (scenes deleted) (as Gordon Elliott) |
| Florence Lake | ... | Young Woman (scenes deleted) |
| Cliff Saum | ... | Electrician (scenes deleted) |
| Harry Seymour | ... | Proprietor (scenes deleted) |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Young Man (scenes deleted) |
| Mary Treen | ... | Secretary (scenes deleted) |
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85 min
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USA:Approved (PCA #1781)
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Referenced in I Love to Singa (1936)
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I Want to Sing a Mammy Song
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"The Singing Kid" is a good musical, if not a good movie. Al Jolson stretches his acting range by playing the fictional famous singer "Al Jackson". Al has a heart of gold, but not much sense, and winds up physically and financially drained. He takes a sabbatical to the country to recover his voice, where he meets and falls in love with an aspiring writer.
The ending is a bit rushed, but nonetheless satisfying. The forgettable plot is quickly forgiven by the incomparable musical talents of Al Jolson and Cab Galloway. Al has a voice that makes you want to get up and sing-a, and Cab is simply the coolest cat ever to climb up on stage.