The Singing Fool
SEP 29, 1928 · 102 MIN · DIR. LLOYD BACON
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
Cast
Al Jolson
Al Stone
Betty Bronson
Grace
Josephine Dunn
Molly Winton
Arthur Housman
Blackie Joe
Reed Howes
John Perry
Davey Lee
Sonny Boy
Edward Martindel
Louis Marcus
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cafe Owner Bill
Helen Lynch
Maid
Agnes Franey
'Balloon' Girl
James Cagney
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Crew
Writer
C. Graham Baker
Director of Photography
Byron Haskin
Editor
Harold McCord
Editor
Ralph Dawson
Original Music Composer
Shelton Brooks
Original Music Composer
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer
Jules Buffano
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
