Mammy

Mammy

1930 · 84 min · ★ 6.0 · Music, Comedy

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe (Lois Moran), but she loves another (Lowell Sherman). Sherman is shot onstage as part of a comedy bit, and it is assumed that Jolson is guilty of putting the bullet in the gun.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Joseph Jackson

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Al Jolson Al Fuller
Louise Dresser Mother Fuller
Lois Moran Nora Meadows
Lowell Sherman Billy West
Hobart Bosworth Meadows
Tully Marshall Slats
Mitchell Lewis Hank Smith
Jack Curtis Sheriff Tremble

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