Al so admired the black minstrels of the era. But he knew that the only way he could show how great they were to white audiences, was to imitate them. In the world of art, imitation is considered the greatest form of flattery, and that is why people such as drag queens are so popular today. Al loved black people, and was one of the very first artists to fight for civil rights. He is a national treasure, and for those who don't know or understand their history, they will not be able to move forward intellectually or spiritually as a culture.
A really big event when it came out, in big cities. Jolson was very popular with Central and Eastern European immigrants. Comedy usually doesnt age too well but the attraction here was always the singing and dancing not the dialogue. Nice turn here by the incomparable Lowell Sherman ( conductor man) .
I see your point I just read that he himself was an immigrant from Lithuania His performance makes me cringe but this was released during a different time right after the Great Depression
I know he was popular during the early part of the 20th century but I see absolutely nothing about him or his minstrel productions that shows any real talent Mocking a race of people and making a career of it is pretty twisted
I didn’t really know what I thought about your comment about making fun about the race of black people until I saw the chorus of white people with their faces painted solid black and their mouths painted with exaggerated stark white fluffy paint. It looked horrible and I saw how it must feel to see how white people thought how hilarious 😂 the white people thought it was to mock and make fun of them that way. Before that I felt sorry for how they were mistreated but now I can see why so many of them hated us for what their people had to endure 😣 for the way they were treated. I’m truly glad that Rose 🌹 Parks started the Civil Rights Movement that eventually ended the way the majority of black Americans were treated today.
Al so admired the black minstrels of the era. But he knew that the only way he could show how great they were to white audiences, was to imitate them.
In the world of art, imitation is considered the greatest form of flattery, and that is why people such as drag queens are so popular today.
Al loved black people, and was one of the very first artists to fight for civil rights. He is a national treasure, and for those who don't
know or understand their history, they will not be able to move forward intellectually or spiritually as a culture.
Oh really
a 90 minute commercial about paying rent.
Jesus 🤠😂
Al Jolson was a great vaudeville star, but I have never thought he translated to the screen quite as well. Your print is a nice one too, by the way.
Looks a better copy than the one I watched a while back. Shame about the lack of the Technicolor, though...
I’m not going to watch any more of this movie
A really big event when it came out, in big cities. Jolson was very popular with Central and Eastern European immigrants. Comedy usually doesnt age too well but the attraction here was always the singing and dancing not the dialogue. Nice turn here by the incomparable Lowell Sherman ( conductor man) .
I see your point I just read that he himself was an immigrant from Lithuania His performance makes me cringe but this was released during a different time right after the Great Depression
I know he was popular during the early part of the 20th century but I see absolutely nothing about him or his minstrel productions that shows any real talent Mocking a race of people and making a career of it is pretty twisted
I didn’t really know what I thought about your comment about making fun about the race of black people until I saw the chorus of white people with their faces painted solid black and their mouths painted with exaggerated stark white fluffy paint. It looked horrible and I saw how it must feel to see how white people thought how hilarious 😂 the white people thought it was to mock and make fun of them that way. Before that I felt sorry for how they were mistreated but now I can see why so many of them hated us for what their people had to endure 😣 for the way they were treated. I’m truly glad that Rose 🌹 Parks started the Civil Rights Movement that eventually ended the way the majority of black Americans were treated today.