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Al Jolson.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Al Jolson in
A Plantation Act
Also known as [Al Jolson in A Plantation Act Sings April Showers]
(1926) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Philip Roscoe
Cast: Al Jolson [himself].
The Vitaphone Corporation production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Musical conductor, Al Goodman. / © 2 April 1927 by The Vitaphone Corporation [MP3900]. Premiered 5 October 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / Vitaphone production number 359. The film premiered with The Better ’ole (1926). / Full-sound film.
Performance.
Synopsis: Jolson performs three songs, “The Red, Red Robin,” “April Showers” and “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody.”
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Blackface - Early sound film - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 26 December 2008.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Geduld-Birth pp. 147-148; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 11 : ClasIm-220 p. C5.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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