Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Movie Night- The Jolson Story

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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The Red Barn Theater’s film attraction for December ‘The Jolson Story,’ a 1946 biopic about the great entertainer who starred in ‘The Jazz Singer,’ the first sound movie in 1928. Directed by Alfred E. Green, the film stars Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes, with William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Ludwig Donath, and Tamara Shayne.

This very entertaining biography of all-time great Jolson, has Parks giving his all in story of brash vaudeville performer's rise in the show biz world. Songs include "April Showers,'' "Avalon,'' "You Made Me Love You,'' "My Mammy'' plus many others, all dubbed by Jolson, who appears in a long shot on the runway during the "Swanee'' sequence. Morris Stoloff earned an Oscar for his scoring.

The plot follows Jolson from his youth in Washington, DC where he gets notice as a singer and eventually becomes a Vaudeville star. After his huge success in ‘The Jazz Singer,’ much of the story revolves around the struggle between Jolson and his wife, Julie, who wants him to quit show business because he is ruining his health.

This film was the highlight of Parks’s career. In the 1950s, his career foundered after he admitted to House Unamerican Activities Committee that he had been a Communist.

Join host John Hardy at 7 p.m. in front of The Big Screen at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Hwy., Saugatuck, about a quarter mile east of Exit 41 off of I-196. Suggested donation is $5. Free popcorn from CNJ Popcorn Co. and $1 concessions. Call (269) 857-5300 for more information or email mailto:lakeshorearts@comcast.net.

Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300