Hollywood and the Stars The Immortal Jolson (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary

Hollywood and the Stars

The Immortal Jolson (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary

Traces the career of onetime superstar Jolson, from his start as a Russian immigrant to his stage and film years. The documentary examines his huge success in the Ziegfield Follies, and his hit early talkies, then his decline to obscurity ...See moreTraces the career of onetime superstar Jolson, from his start as a Russian immigrant to his stage and film years. The documentary examines his huge success in the Ziegfield Follies, and his hit early talkies, then his decline to obscurity in the 1940's, followed by a sensational comeback. Written by WesternOne See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Joseph Cotten Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator See fewer	The Third Man (1949)
Al Jolson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Eddie Cantor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kid Millions (1934)
Dolores Del Río Inez (clip from Wonderbar (1934)) (archive footage) (as Dolores del Rio) Inez (clip from Wonderbar (1934)) (archive footage) (as Dolores del Rio) See fewer	Ramona (1928)
Douglas Fairbanks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Erle Chenault Galbraith Self - Jolson's 4th wife (archive footage) Self - Jolson's 4th wife (archive footage) See fewer	The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Warren G. Harding Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Selig-Tribune, No. 30 (1916)
William S. Hart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Money Corral (1919)
Ruby Keeler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	42nd Street (1933)
Larry Parks Actor Actor See fewer	The Jolson Story (1946)
Rudolph Valentino Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Son of the Sheik (1926)
George Burns Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Oh, God! (1977)
Sid Grauman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Mad About Music (1938)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
George Jessel Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Lucky Boy (1929)
Louis B. Mayer Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Secret (1917)
Pat O'Brien Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)