Mammy

Mammy

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Al Jolson
Al Jolson
, Lowell Sherman
Lowell Sherman
, Lois Bosworth
Lois Bosworth
, Louise Dresser
Louise Dresser
Michael Curtiz
Mammy

Mammy

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Al Jolson
Al Jolson
, Lowell Sherman
Lowell Sherman
, Lois Bosworth
Lois Bosworth
, Louise Dresser
Louise Dresser
Michael Curtiz

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Overview

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in a small Southern town. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe (Lois Moran), but she loves another. One of Jolson's fellow minstrels (Lowell Sherman) is shot backstage, and it is assumed thanks to several plot convolutions that Jolson is guilty of the deed. He heads for the hills, but returns to the show, his reputation restored but his love for the actress unrequited. Maudlin in the extreme, Mammy is salvaged by several enjoyable songs by Irving Berlin and by its Technicolor photography (though most TV prints are black and white). The film's fascination with modern viewers rests with the presence of Al Jolson--and with the casual use of profanity during his confrontation scene with Lowell Sherman.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/06/2010
UPC: 0883316173848
Original Release: 1930
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:28:00
Sales rank: 50,358

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Al Jolson Al Fuller
Lowell Sherman Westy
Lois Bosworth Actor,Meadows
Louise Dresser Mother Fuller
Lois Moran Nora Meadows
Tully Marshall Slats
Mitchell Lewis Tambo
Jack Curtis Sheriff
Stanley Fields Pig Eyes
Ray Cooke Props
Noah Beery Sr. Actor
Irving Berlin Composer

Technical Credits
Michael Curtiz Director
Walter Morosco Producer
Joe Jackson Screenwriter
Gordon Rigby Screenwriter
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