The Singing Kid (1936)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.337 |
Directed By
William Keighley
Crew
Orry-Kelly
William Keighley
Harold Arlen
Pat C. Flick
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Warren Duff
Leo F. Forbstein
E.Y. Harburg
Carl Jules Weyl
Thomas Richards
Ray Heindorf
Robert Lord
George Barnes
TOP CAST
Al Jolson
Al Jackson
Sybil Jason
Sybil Haines
Beverly Roberts
Ruth Haines
Edward Everett Horton
Davenport Rogers
Lyle Talbot
Bob Carey
Allen Jenkins
Joe Eddy
Claire Dodd
Dana Lawrence
Jack Durant
Babe
Frank Mitchell
Dope
Wini Shaw
Blackface Singer
Joe King
Dr. May
William B. Davidson
Barney Hammond
Charles Adler
The Yacht Club Boys Member
Billy Mann
The Yacht Club Boys Member
George Kelly
The Yacht Club Boys Member
James V. Kern
The Yacht Club Boys Member
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Eddie Barefield
Cab Calloway's Saxaphonist
Al Morgan
Cab Calloway's Banjoist
Irving Bacon
Maine Driver (uncredited)
George Beranger
Designer (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Singer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Stagehand (uncredited)
DeForest Covan
Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Agent Fulton (uncredited)
Don Downen
Call Boy (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Singer (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Panhandler (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
News Announcer (uncredited)
Eunice Healey
Dancer (uncredited)
George Hickman
Newsboy (uncredited)
Luther Hoobyar
Vendor (uncredited)
Carol Hughes
Mary Lou (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Agent Potter (uncredited)
Larry Kent
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Rosalie Lincoln
Dancer (uncredited)
Alma Lloyd
Receptionist (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Mammy (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
Stagehand (uncredited)
Jayne Manners
Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Manning
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Audience Member (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Maid (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Policeman (uncredited)
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