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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 271927" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong>The Jolson Story (1046)</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://ocdviewer.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the-jolson-story.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 221px" /></p><p></p><p>This is a superior biopic. It's a sanitised version of the life of Al Jolson so it doesn't address the controversy of wearing blackface, his falling out with his brother is ignored by not including the character in the film and his multiple divorces are not mentioned and all his wives are rolled into a single character. However, all that aside, the essence of his life story is intact and it's a very enjoyable film and Larry Parks is outstanding as Jolson even though he looks nothing like him but his performance is so good you completely overlook that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 271927, member: 33"] [B]The Jolson Story (1046)[/B] [IMG width="221px"]https://ocdviewer.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the-jolson-story.jpg[/IMG] This is a superior biopic. It's a sanitised version of the life of Al Jolson so it doesn't address the controversy of wearing blackface, his falling out with his brother is ignored by not including the character in the film and his multiple divorces are not mentioned and all his wives are rolled into a single character. However, all that aside, the essence of his life story is intact and it's a very enjoyable film and Larry Parks is outstanding as Jolson even though he looks nothing like him but his performance is so good you completely overlook that. [/QUOTE]
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