The Singing Kid

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Duration: 85 min
Release date: 1936-04-10
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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.

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The Singing Kid

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Al Jolson
Al Jolson
as Al Jackson
Sybil Jason
Sybil Jason
as Sybil Haines
Beverly Roberts
Beverly Roberts
as Ruth Haines
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
as Davenport Rogers
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
as Bob Carey
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
as Joe Eddy
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
as Dana Lawrence
Jack Durant
Jack Durant
as Babe
Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
as Dope
Wini Shaw
Wini Shaw
as Blackface Singer
Joe King
Joe King
as Dr. May
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
as Barney Hammond
Charles Adler
Charles Adler
as The Yacht Club Boys Member
Billy Mann
Billy Mann
as The Yacht Club Boys Member
George Kelly
George Kelly
as The Yacht Club Boys Member
James V. Kern
James V. Kern
as The Yacht Club Boys Member
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
as Cab Calloway
Eddie Barefield
Eddie Barefield
as Cab Calloway's Saxaphonist
Al Morgan
Al Morgan
as Cab Calloway's Banjoist
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Maine Driver (uncredited)
George Beranger
George Beranger
as Designer (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Mildred Boyd
as Singer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
as Stagehand (uncredited)
DeForest Covan
DeForest Covan
as Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
Don Downen
Don Downen
as Call Boy (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Louise Franklin
as Singer (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Roger Gray
as Panhandler (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Avanelle Harris
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes
as News Announcer (uncredited)
Eunice Healey
Eunice Healey
as Dancer (uncredited)
George Hickman
George Hickman
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Luther Hoobyar
Luther Hoobyar
as Vendor (uncredited)
Carol Hughes
Carol Hughes
as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
as Agent Potter (uncredited)
Larry Kent
Larry Kent
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Rosalie Lincoln
Rosalie Lincoln
as Dancer (uncredited)
Alma Lloyd
Alma Lloyd
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Bessie Lyle
as Mammy (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
Jerry Mandy
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Jayne Manners
Jayne Manners
as Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Manning
Tom Manning
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
as Maid (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
as Policeman (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Bud (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Theater Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Huey White
Huey White
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
as Man Wearing Top Hat (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
as Proprietor (uncredited)
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