Say It with Songs
Encyclopedia
Say It With Songs is a 1929 All-Talking musical drama motion picture
which was released by Warner Bros.
. The film starred Al Jolson
and was a follow-up to his previous film, The Singing Fool
(1928).
, of The Singing Fool
fame, who had enthralled audiences in 1928, in another sentimental musical drama that was so similar to its predecessor that it failed to live up to its success. This, Jolson's third feature film, contains several firsts in his movie career: His first full length talkie (unlike his previous two efforts which were Part-Talkies with long sections of an essential silent picture - with a synchronized score and sound effects added - in addition to talking and singing sequences); his first to not present him singing a song in black-face; and the first Al Jolson movie to flop at the box office. It was also one of the few films in his career in which his on-screen character isn't named Al, and the second and last to cast him as a married man.
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Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
which was released by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
. The film starred Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
and was a follow-up to his previous film, The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 musical drama Part-Talkie motion picture which was released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, The Jazz Singer...
(1928).
Production
"Say It With Songs" reunited Al Jolson with the boy actor, Davey LeeDavey Lee
Davey Lee was an American child actor. He was born in Hollywood, California, USA. He appeared in six feature films between 1928 and 1930....
, of The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 musical drama Part-Talkie motion picture which was released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, The Jazz Singer...
fame, who had enthralled audiences in 1928, in another sentimental musical drama that was so similar to its predecessor that it failed to live up to its success. This, Jolson's third feature film, contains several firsts in his movie career: His first full length talkie (unlike his previous two efforts which were Part-Talkies with long sections of an essential silent picture - with a synchronized score and sound effects added - in addition to talking and singing sequences); his first to not present him singing a song in black-face; and the first Al Jolson movie to flop at the box office. It was also one of the few films in his career in which his on-screen character isn't named Al, and the second and last to cast him as a married man.
Songs
- "Used to You,"
- "Little Pal,"
- "I'm in Seventh Heaven,"
- "Why Can't You?"
- "One Sweet Kiss"
- "Little Pal"
- "I'm in Seventh Heaven."
- "I'm Ka-razy for You"
- "Back in Your Own Back Yard"
Preservation
About ten minutes of film have been lost. Two musical numbers, "I'm Ka-razy for You" and "Back in Your Own Back Yard," are missing from the prints currently in circulation. It is unknown whether these sequences still survive. The sound to these sections survive on VitaphoneVitaphone
Vitaphone was a sound film process used on feature films and nearly 1,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1930. Vitaphone was the last, but most successful, of the sound-on-disc processes...
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