Al Jolson as Al Stone
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Al Jolson as Al Stone is the role in which legendary entertainer Al Jolson portrays a singing waiter whose rise to fame is shadowed by personal tragedy in the early sound film "The Singing Fool."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| associatedSong |
I’m Sitting on Top of the World
ⓘ
Sonny Boy ⓘ There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder ⓘ
surface form:
There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder
|
| associatedWith |
Vitaphone
ⓘ
surface form:
Vitaphone sound-on-disc system
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| centralTo | plot of The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| characterArc | rises from waiter to star ⓘ |
| characterType | entertainer protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraDepicted | late 1920s American entertainment industry ⓘ |
| filmType | early sound film ⓘ |
| genreContext | musical drama ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
emotionally vulnerable ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
personal tragedy
ⓘ
rise to fame ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of synchronized sound in film performance
ⓘ
showcasing Al Jolson’s singing on screen ⓘ |
| occupation | singing waiter ⓘ |
| performsMusicIn | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| portrayalHighlights |
melodramatic emotional scenes
ⓘ
on-stage musical numbers ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Al Jolson ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer
|
| setting | show business milieu ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Singing Fool