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The Singing Kid

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
159
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Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, and The Yacht Club Boys in The Singing Kid (1936)
DramaMusicalRomance

Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.Singing star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter.

  • Directors
    • William Keighley
    • Busby Berkeley
  • Writers
    • Robert Lord
    • Warren Duff
    • Pat C. Flick
  • Stars
    • Al Jolson
    • Sybil Jason
    • Beverly Roberts
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    159
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • William Keighley
      • Busby Berkeley
    • Writers
      • Robert Lord
      • Warren Duff
      • Pat C. Flick
    • Stars
      • Al Jolson
      • Sybil Jason
      • Beverly Roberts
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Al Jolson in The Singing Kid (1936)
    Al Jolson in The Singing Kid (1936)
    George Kelly, James V. Kern, Billy Mann, The Yacht Club Boys, and Charles Adler in The Singing Kid (1936)
    Sybil Jason, Al Jolson, George Kelly, James V. Kern, Billy Mann, The Yacht Club Boys, and Charles Adler in The Singing Kid (1936)

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    Al Jolson
    Al Jolson
    • Al Jackson
    Sybil Jason
    Sybil Jason
    • Sybil Haines
    Beverly Roberts
    Beverly Roberts
    • Ruth Haines
    Edward Everett Horton
    Edward Everett Horton
    • Davenport Rogers
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Robert 'Bob' Carey
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Joe Eddy
    Claire Dodd
    Claire Dodd
    • Dana Lawrence
    Jack Durant
    Jack Durant
    • Babe
    Frank Mitchell
    Frank Mitchell
    • Dope
    Wini Shaw
    Wini Shaw
    • Blackface Singer
    • (as Winifred Shaw)
    Joe King
    Joe King
    • Dr. May
    • (as Joseph King)
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Barney Hammond
    • (as Wm. Davidson)
    Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway
    • Cotton Club Band Leader
    Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
    • Cotton Club Orchestra
    The Yacht Club Boys
    The Yacht Club Boys
    • Singing Quartette
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Announcer
    • (scenes deleted)
    • (as Gordon Elliott)
    Florence Lake
    Florence Lake
    • Young Woman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Cliff Saum
    • Electrician
    • (scenes deleted)
    • Directors
      • William Keighley
      • Busby Berkeley(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Robert Lord
      • Warren Duff
      • Pat C. Flick
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    • Trivia
      Louise Franklin's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Immortal Jolson (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      I Love to Sing-a
      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

      Performed by Al Jolson and Cab Calloway

      Reprised by and Al Jolson

      Reprised by Cab Calloway and Al Jolson

    User reviews8

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    5/10
    Busby Berkeley was involved
    Busby Berkeley actually directed at least one section of this film even though he wasn't credited. I have seen a photograph of Berkeley directing Al Jolson and Sybil Jason as they sing "You're the Cure for What Ails Me" on a lakeside dock, as well as home movies shot by composer Harold Arlen showing Berkeley clowning around at that location with Jolson, lyricist EY Harburg and others. According to Harold Arlen biographer Ed Jablonski, Berkeley choreographed the "I Love to Sing-a" reprise in which Jolson and ensemble begin in a radio station, continue through the outer offices, down an elevator, through a lobby and out into a busy street conversing in rhyme all the way. This number seems to me a foreshadowing of the "Munchkinland" sequence in THE WIZARD OF OZ three years later, wherein Judy Garland strolls through the village to the music and lyrics of the same songwriting team (Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg) with choreography by SINGING KID's credited choreographer, Bobby Connolly; maybe Connolly was inspired by Berkeley's work here. It is to Jolson's credit that he even agreed to perform in the "I Love to Sing-a" reprise because it's all about how dated and irrelevant his "Mammy" singing was. So at least he had a sense of humor.
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    • May 31, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Melodije oblakodera
    • Filming locations
      • Franklin Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, USA("You're the Cure For What Ails Me" number, filmed November 1935)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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