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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 ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019388/combined The Singing Fool]''. It was a smash success for Warner Brothers, and had the hit song "Sonny Boy." | |
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| + | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 08:54, 13 December 2017
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.
