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| − | Singing waiter and songwriter turned Broadway star, played by Al Jolson in his follow-up to ''[[:Category:The Jazz Singer|The Jazz Singer]]'', the 1928 film ''[ | + | [[File:Stone_Al_The_Singing_Fool.jpg|right|300px]] |
| + | Singing waiter and songwriter turned Broadway star, played by Al Jolson in his follow-up to ''[[:Category:The Jazz Singer|The Jazz Singer]]'', the 1928 film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019388 The Singing Fool]''. It was a smash success for Warner Brothers, and had the hit song "Sonny Boy." | ||
Stone falls for the speakeasy's cold, calculating singer [[Molly Winton]] (Josephine Dunn), who marries Stone as a stepping stone when he gets a Broadway contract. They have a son (Davey Lee), but Molly has an affair and leaves Stone, taking their son with her. | Stone falls for the speakeasy's cold, calculating singer [[Molly Winton]] (Josephine Dunn), who marries Stone as a stepping stone when he gets a Broadway contract. They have a son (Davey Lee), but Molly has an affair and leaves Stone, taking their son with her. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Molly Winton]] | + | * [[Molly Winton]] |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-NMBJFrdE4 | ||
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[[Category:1928|Stone, Al]] | [[Category:1928|Stone, Al]] | ||
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[[Category:Pop|Stone, Al]] | [[Category:Pop|Stone, Al]] | ||
[[Category:Al Jolson|Stone, Al]] | [[Category:Al Jolson|Stone, Al]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional singers|Stone, Al]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional songwriters|Stone, Al]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 21 February 2025
Singing waiter and songwriter turned Broadway star, played by Al Jolson in his follow-up to The Jazz Singer, the 1928 film The Singing Fool. It was a smash success for Warner Brothers, and had the hit song "Sonny Boy."
Stone falls for the speakeasy's cold, calculating singer Molly Winton (Josephine Dunn), who marries Stone as a stepping stone when he gets a Broadway contract. They have a son (Davey Lee), but Molly has an affair and leaves Stone, taking their son with her.
