The Singing Kid (1936)

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1h 25min | Drama, Music | Apr 10, 1936 | Released

The Singing Kid casts Jolie as neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson. Facing professional ruin when he loses his voice, Al heads to the country to regain his vocal timbre and to get his head back together. While recuperating, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines (Beverly Roberts), the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines (Sybil Jason).

Director: William Keighley

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Cast & Crew

Cast (59 Members)

Edward Everett Horton

Davenport Rogers

Bank Clerk

Himself

George Beranger

Designer

Hattie McDaniel

Maid

Dr. Brown

Al Jackson

Stagehand

Man Wearing Top Hat

Joe Eddy

Maine Driver

Theater Ticket Clerk

Robert 'Bob' Carey

Dana Lawrence

Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Dr. May

Babe

Bud

IRS Agent Fulton

William B. Davidson

Barney Hammond

Stagehand with Lights

Stagehand

IRS Head J.A. Hanson

Train Ticket Clerk

Mary Lou

IRS Agent Potter

Singer in 'Save Me, Sister'

Policeman

Panhandler

News Announcer

Audience Member

Dope

Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Assistant Stage Manager

Beverly Roberts

Ruth Haines

Charles Sherlock

Taxi Driver

Sybil Haines

Blackface Singer

Receptionist

Stage Manager

Louise Franklin

Singer in 'Save Me, Sister'

Dancer

Dancer

Taxi Driver

Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Rosalie Lincoln

Dancer in Swingest Man In Town

Newsboy

Call Boy

Avanelle Harris

Dancer

Stage Doorman

Mammy

Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra

Cotton Club Orchestra

The Yacht Club Boys

Singing Quartette

Eddie Barefield

Cab Calloway's Tenor Saxaphonist

Vendor

Dancer

Cab Calloway's Banjoist

Proprietor (uncredited)

Edward Everett Horton Davenport Rogers

Otis Harlan Bank Clerk

Cab Calloway Himself

George Beranger Designer

Hattie McDaniel Maid

Jonathan Hale Dr. Brown

Al Jolson Al Jackson

Glen Cavender Stagehand

Leo White Man Wearing Top Hat

Allen Jenkins Joe Eddy

Irving Bacon Maine Driver

Emmett Vogan Theater Ticket Clerk

Lyle Talbot Robert 'Bob' Carey

Claire Dodd Dana Lawrence

George Kelly Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Joe King Dr. May

Jack Durant Babe

Dennis O'Keefe Bud

Joseph Crehan IRS Agent Fulton

William B. Davidson Barney Hammond

Jerry Mandy Stagehand with Lights

Tom Wilson Stagehand

Selmer Jackson IRS Head J.A. Hanson

Milton Kibbee Train Ticket Clerk

Carol Hughes Mary Lou

Edward Keane IRS Agent Potter

Mildred Boyd Singer in 'Save Me, Sister'

Tom McGuire Policeman

Roger Gray Panhandler

Sam Hayes News Announcer

Frank Mayo Audience Member

Frank Mitchell Dope

James V. Kern Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Mike Lally Assistant Stage Manager

Beverly Roberts Ruth Haines

Charles Sherlock Taxi Driver

Sybil Jason Sybil Haines

Wini Shaw Blackface Singer

Alma Lloyd Receptionist

Larry Kent Stage Manager

Louise Franklin Singer in 'Save Me, Sister'

Eunice Healey Dancer

DeForest Covan Dancer

Huey White Taxi Driver

Billy Mann Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Charles Adler Member - The Yacht Club Boys

Rosalie Lincoln Dancer in Swingest Man In Town

George Hickman Newsboy

Don Downen Call Boy

Avanelle Harris Dancer

Tom Manning Stage Doorman

Bessie Lyle Mammy

Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra Cotton Club Orchestra

The Yacht Club Boys Singing Quartette

Eddie Barefield Cab Calloway's Tenor Saxaphonist

Luther Hoobyar Vendor

Jayne Manners Dancer

Al Morgan Cab Calloway's Banjoist

Joe Barton Proprietor (uncredited)

Crew (1 Members)

William Keighley

Director

William Keighley Director

Age At Time Of Release

Edward Everett Horton

50

70

28

George Beranger

43

Hattie McDaniel

40

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