The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

85 mins | Drama, Music | April 10, 1936

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.

The Singing Kid

85 mins | Drama, Music | April 10, 1936

The Singing Kid
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers First National Pictures
Original title The Singing Kid
Directors William Keighley
Writers Pat C. Flick, E.Y. Harburg, Robert Lord, Warren Duff, Harold Arlen

Cast

Al Jolson

as Al Jackson

Sybil Jason

as Sybil Haines

Beverly Roberts

as Ruth Haines

Edward Everett Horton

as Davenport Rogers

Lyle Talbot

as Bob Carey

Allen Jenkins

as Joe Eddy

Claire Dodd

as Dana Lawrence

Jack Durant

as Babe

Frank Mitchell

as Dope

Wini Shaw

as Blackface Singer

Joe King

as Dr. May

William B. Davidson

as Barney Hammond

Charles Adler

as The Yacht Club Boys Member

Billy Mann

as The Yacht Club Boys Member

George Kelly

as The Yacht Club Boys Member

James V. Kern

as The Yacht Club Boys Member

Cab Calloway

as Cab Calloway

Eddie Barefield

as Cab Calloway's Saxaphonist

Al Morgan

as Cab Calloway's Banjoist

Irving Bacon

as Maine Driver (uncredited)

George Beranger

as Designer (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

as Singer (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Stagehand (uncredited)

DeForest Covan

as Dancer (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

as Agent Fulton (uncredited)

Don Downen

as Call Boy (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

as Singer (uncredited)

Roger Gray

as Panhandler (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

as Dr. Brown (uncredited)

Otis Harlan

as Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sam Hayes

as News Announcer (uncredited)

Eunice Healey

as Dancer (uncredited)

George Hickman

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Luther Hoobyar

as Vendor (uncredited)

Carol Hughes

as Mary Lou (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)

Edward Keane

as Agent Potter (uncredited)

Larry Kent

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Rosalie Lincoln

as Dancer (uncredited)

Alma Lloyd

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle

as Mammy (uncredited)

Jerry Mandy

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Jayne Manners

as Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Manning

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

as Maid (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

as Policeman (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Bud (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Theater Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

Huey White

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Leo White

as Man Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Joe Barton

as Proprietor (uncredited)