The Jolson Story

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The Jolson Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Stephen Longstreet (screenplay) Sidney Buchman (uncredited) Harry Chandlee (adaptation) Andrew Solt (adaptation)
Produced by	Sidney Skolsky
Starring	Larry Parks Evelyn Keyes William Demarest Bill Goodwin
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	William A. Lyon
Music by	Morris Stoloff
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 10, 1946 (1946-10-10)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million[1]
Box office	$7.6 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]

The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Many of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is simplified, with some people disguised or combined into single characters.

The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee, Stephen Longstreet, and Andrew Solt. The dramatic scenes were directed by Alfred E. Green, with the musical sequences directed by Joseph H. Lewis.