Larry Parks continues the story of the famous singer with remarkable faithfulness to the first film. His wife, “Julie,” departs, feeling unable to measure up to what she believes will always be his primary passion and unwilling to hinder his ambitions; consequently, she leaves and disappears from the narrative entirely. Does he seem upset? Not particularly. He swiftly begins rebuilding his career, experiencing consis…

Following Columbia’s substantial financial and critical triumph with The Jolson Story in 1946, which featured Larry Parks successfully mimicking Al Jolson's vocals while the aging performer re-recorded all of his signature songs for the movie, discussions about a follow-up quickly arose—as they still do. However, Jolson’s life story had largely been covered completely by that point. This difficulty is evident in t…