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Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

1929Movie⏱️ 1h 35mPassed
DramaMusical
4.9
IMDB Rating
175 votes

Joe Lane kills another man in a fistfight after learning that the man has made improper advances towards his wife. Joe goes to prison for the murder. When Joe gets out of prison, he visits his son "Little Pal" at school. Little Pa...

Director
Lloyd Bacon
Writers
Darryl F. Zanuck, Harvey Gates, Joseph Jackson
Stars
Al Jolson, Davey Lee, Marian Nixon
Release Date
January 24, 1930
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Al Jolson
Al Jolson
as Joe Lane
Davey Lee
Davey Lee
as Little Pal
Marian Nixon
Marian Nixon
as Katherine Lane
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
as Dr. Robert Merrill
Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson
as Arthur Phillips
Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler
as Fred, Joe's Cellmate
Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau
as Police Officer
John Bowers
John Bowers
as Dr. Burnes - Surgeon
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
as Radio Station Employee
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
as Mr. Jones

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

1920sradio singerpathosgriefsong

🎯 Categories

DramaMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Jolson Slips
by wes-connors2014-11-30
3/10

"New York radio singer Al Jolson (as Joe Lane) is appalled when his wife Marian Nixon (as Katherine) reveals a shocking incident. She has been invited to be "nice" sexually with the station manager in order to advance Mr. Jolson's career. Jolson takes matters into his own hands, resulting in an unexpected tragedy. Consequently, Jolson is arrested and separated from his beloved son Davey Lee (as "Little Pal"). Even greater tragedies follow. This was made to look like a sequel to Jolson's "The Singing Fool" (1928) but falls significantly short. Probably, Jo..."

💡 Did You Know?

In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3068, Al Jolson talks to the audience about the film.

📖 Synopsis

Joe Lane kills another man in a fistfight after learning that the man has made improper advances towards his wife. Joe goes to prison for the murder. When Joe gets out of prison, he visits his son "Little Pal" at school. Little Pa...