Mammy scene in THE JOLSON STORY

Jolson has a one of a kind vioce. Enjoy

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

You guys should read up on Jolson. He wasn't racist at all. He was a huge fan of early Black music, and he demanded equal rights for Blacks on Broadway. At a time when public lynching's we're one way of spending a Sunday evening, he had some balls to go against the norm. The blackface was the only way he could get White listeners to pay attention to Black music. He was well respected amongst the Black community for decades.

[@jackson1614]

I had no idea that Justin Trudeau was so talented

[@rjparry1]

Dipstick comment

[@davidreece6193]

Bob Parry actually this wasn’t and still isn’t treated as being disrespectful. Al Jolson was actually a Jew in a strange country. He didn’t black up like the black and white musical show only his lips are white. Al Jolson was not a racist and the act was seen as a foreigner in a foreign land which most black people found themselves in following the abolition of slavery. He was actually taken to heart with the black community. Not trying to defend the segment. But this was the first colour film to have a sound track. Most certainly when i was younger this was more accepted than the black and white minstrel show. I remember that we were told that the epic film birth of a nation was the most racist film ever made. I suspect that has been surpassed these days. I am not saying it is right but the main difference between this sequence and the black and white minstrel show was that the white people who were blacked up had white round around their eyes. This was seen to be charactering black people mainly the slaves who sang the songs in the fields under bondage. To make things worse the songs that the slaves sang were appropriated by white men who profited from writing up those songs. But I do feel that Jack Son’s comments is quite funny because Trudeau a person In a high place via family, politics and a boxer should have known better. This is just a pop at Trudeau.

[@hamschh]

HAHAHAHA. Liberals eating their own words is hilarious.

[@guynorth3277]

@@rjparry1; Not really, it was really funny and I like Trudeau.

[@guynorth3277]

@@hamschh; How stupid, childish and trump like.

[@Skizzix_]

anyone saying that hes racist may i quote wikipedia "As early as 1911 he became known for fighting against anti-black discrimination on Broadway. Jolson's well-known theatrics and his promotion of equality on Broadway helped pave the way for many black performers"

[@Charlessthill]

this is the first time I've ever watched this famous scene. yes i'm black and I say any idiot that has scene this can even tell from just the clip , that this was never racism from jolson , no matter how much your church wants you to "believe" otherwise. to figure it out just whatch it over and over ; you will eventually get it.

[@susandunn7690]

Thank you

[@shakerson]

This isn't even actually Al Jolson tho

[@richwood1522]

@@shakerson It's his voice... ;-) Al Jolson was coaching him, throughout the movie.

[@shakerson]

@@richwood1522 How is that relevant? Can a singing voice exonerate you from accusations of racism?

[@richwood1522]

@@shakerson You definitely have to be a liberal. What I said had nothing to do with racism. If you don't have anything intelligent to say, keep your mouth shut!!!

[@johnladorton6178]

Back in the 50s in the Uk the best way to impress a girl was with your Al Jolson impressions.

[@cjc4765]

It still is -:)

[@tycotoys]

I want an Al Jolson T shirt made up with that face saying “Mammy”

[@squirehaggard4749]

you might want some good running shoes to go with it lol

[@TheCrispySupreme]

That’s probably not a good idea 😭😭

[@Alexandertg1955]

Everything is relative. You can't judge Al by todays standards. You must judge him in context of that period. A few REAL facts about Al that may clear up whether he was a racist who was insulting a People: "at a time when black people were banned from starring on the Broadway stage," he promoted the play by black playwright Garland Anderson, which became the first production with an all-black cast ever produced on Broadway; he brought an all-black dance team from San Francisco that he tried to feature in his Broadway show; he demanded equal treatment for Cab Calloway, with whom he performed a number of duets in his movie The Singing Kid. he was "the only white man allowed into an all black nightclub in Harlem;" Jolson once read in the newspaper that songwriters Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, neither of whom he had ever heard of, were refused service at a Connecticut restaurant because of their race. He immediately tracked them down and took them out to dinner "insisting he'd punch anyone in the nose who tried to kick us out!" Subsequent to their meeting, according to biographer Al Rose, Jolson and Blake became friends. Jeni LeGon, a black female tap dance star, recalls her life as a film dancer: "But of course, in those times it was a 'black-and-white world.' You didn't associate too much socially with any of the stars. You saw them at the studio, you know, nice-but they didn't invite. The only ones that ever invited us home for a visit was Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler." At his funeral, black actors lined the way, they really appreciated what he’d done for them." Noble Sissle, then president of the Negro Actors Guild, represented that organization at his funeral.

[@schmootheonly]

What you say is very true but it doesn't make it any less cringe-worthy to watch.

[@celebrim1]

I agree that it is cringe-worthy to watch, and certainly not every black face performer had the well being of black people as a motive, but in Al Jolson's case this act was a civil rights protest.

[@Lemondoor]

Matthew Reynolds Yes and there were Slaveowners who didn’t beat their Slaves and gave them beds. Dude still was in blackface and just because there were some Black performers that felt he was “good” doesn’t make them right either. Goodness 😳

[@carmelosabatella4384]

Cringeworthy or not Al represented and started a dialogue that continues to this day.

[@Lemondoor]

Carmelo Sabatella Dialogue? Okay. You can’t be serious? I don’t care if he had some Black performers in his living room, the dude was STILL doing Blackface. If he was really for equal treatment, he wouldn’t have done Blackface in the first damn place.

[@gregorywilliams5329]

Back when people had family values and cared about their mammy

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

Damn straight that dude was a Jew In black face

[@Anarcho-Stupidity]

Back when you can be racist, and don’t get in trouble

[@outofuse5703]

My heart stopped when he popped out from the curtain at the beginning. I’ve been searching too deep into blackface and Jim Crow that it’s scaring me...

[@Themudeater]

Scomiche_ ptxslays he was actually an activist. Do some research.

[@joellemsp2892]

@@Themudeater no need to be rude .

[@niokiajohnson7915]

Jim crow creep me out the MOST

[@BAIRN1876]

Snowflake

[@jamespalmer96]

Oooooo scary! Retreat to your safe space and seek counselling.

[@fatwhitebloke9851]

2020 still on youtube . I am down loading this before its taken off ..epic .

[@TylerMcNamer]

Publish it when the time comes.

[@margaretthomas8899]

If the powers to be have good sense and taste it will be permanetly!!

[@rbanalezz8136]

@The American this is apart of America’s history they can’t take it down

[@gregtheelder6313]

@@rbanalezz8136 If they can take down Gone With The Wind, they can take this down.

[@Quisiio0303456]

@@rbanalezz8136 Oh, how naive.

[@theycallmeflaco]

Never knew Justin Trudeau could sing

[@margaretthomas8899]

You do now!

[@Jreb1865]

Damn... Target : destroyed.....lol

[@chiefpurps6443]

For some reason he reminds me of the joker

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

Between the lips and his showmanship, I kinda do see it. The joker thing, not Jackson.

[@RealShurikenX]

When you're a cloowwwwn nobody takes ya seriouuuuuusssslyyyyyy

[@suzannesuzanneg7278]

chief purps you don’t know talent if was to hit you the face

[@VOLCAL]

GOOD CALL. JACK NICHOLSONS INSPIRATION FOR THE JOKER.

[@coolcatmemes1204]

To be honest I could see The Joker doing blackface as some cruel “joke”. But not in today’s comics, maybe like 40s-60s old DC Comics

[@22464388]

WOW ! just great. I saw this movie many times when I was 14 years old. I grew up in England so was unaware of all the racist stuff in America. My favorites at that time were Louis Jordan, Nat Cole, Ella Fitzgerald etc.Still are.

[@GSlice37]

This is kinda messed up tho 😅

[@Widmerpool99]

"I can't get up there and pull him off." I don't know, he might enjoy it.

[@jodifu6274]

"Mammy, I'm comin! I'm comin' Mammy!"

[@thomasknox7334]

Widmerpool99

[@trooperjoe73]

Joseph DiFusco - Ya'll both wrong. lol

[@johnnybuxtons5489]

LOL!

[@Grimmations]

Joseph D. Don’t you dare

[@clinton8421]

This is going to be controversial or whatever, but you people need to learn the difference between an actor and their characters. Sure, Blackface is racist, not denying that at all, but Al Jolson wasn't the only blackface and he certainly didn't create the stereotype. In fact, Al Jolson was civil rights activist, fighting racism in Broadway theaters as early as 1911, and embracing African American trends. He played Blackface to defy bigotry and introduce audiences to African American culture. Think about "what, where, when, why and how", not just "what".

[@ronniebishop2496]

Oh these idiots that start this shit don’t know anymore about history than they do about having sex. 😅😅😅😅

[@Sam-mg5qb]

I've seen some weird shit online but this takes the cup.

[@fucker661]

you should watch the sick ninja turtles video

[@roydysart6977]

+Sam ツ this weird shit, was the shit, back in the day... RUN, RUN BEFORE YOU GO TOO DEEP! GO TO YOUR MAMMY~

[@richardblais5232]

+Sam ツ you think this is crazy, you should check out Beach Blanket Bingo ...

[@popatyourecords]

THATS BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW ITS LARFRY PARKS FROM MOVIE

[@downeykids]

watch the one about the woman who works for NASA gives Pete the dolphin hand jobs

[@dotmacis]

It wasn't considered racist at that time. Even black performers performed in blackface.

[@toaster2428]

Racism wasn’t even a word back them

[@deanspendlove5984]

listening this song remindes me of my dad he loved it

[@jamesoconnor3333]

Black face in those days was accepted ,Jolson was not a racist, just a great performer.

[@ivank.357]

It is difficult to understand today how such an act could have been so popular.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

John Constantine doesn't change the fact that the act is very bizarre by today's standards

[@alext8828]

@John Constantine Don't argue w/ people. Ivan has an opinion. Who the hell are you?

[@alext8828]

@John Constantine No. Not the way you did it. It's impeaching another person's opinion.

[@Cody-mc7oe]

@@alext8828 What? Hahahaha

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

John Constantine but the difference is that today, the blackface itself is the joke. You're making fun of the fact that a white person is pretending to be black or a black person is pretending to be white. A movie like Othello being made in 2020 would be really weird and make people uncomfortable. A white man dancing and singing on stage with shoe polish on his face would be shocking.

[@williamharper8097]

This was different times. I am over seventy and grew up in the South. We were taught to be respectful of everyone of everyone regarless of color.William Harper

[@billyb6001]

@Nikola Leviathan you got it better kid. Even with the bullshit. You got the entirety of history of civilization at your fingertips....for now at least

[@lilahusain1474]

black people were still suffering from oppresion

[@billyb6001]

@@lilahusain1474 ya. But we fixed it.

[@Mr_Fancypants]

@@billyb6001 by looting and destroying? Damn if it was only that easy

[@E3257.StudiosEverythingAwesome]

@@lilahusain1474 Oppression of your own making. I'm considered dark-skinned, don't include me in this.

[@camalary]

Actually at this time, black people were not given a chance in movies, theatre, broadway, nothing. What Jolson was attempting to bring them African American artists into the music industry, hence the reason he painted his face in black. He was trying to promote the African Americans, not insult them.

[@aguyontheinternet7112]

That is a complete and utter bullshit. You think the people in the audience were in awe of the fact that a black man was singing know. If you knew anything about blackface then you would know that it was nothing but using the stereotypes of African Americans to entertain whites.

[@chrispetersonbacon2693]

Medius Bowen Then why would Al do that? Why would he dance as a black person to entertain white people? He was one of the people who protested against racism. True, Al was one of the famous people that were white to stand up against racism. Too bad I never read a book about him.

[@DeusKDuo]

So many ignorant people yelling racism. How about do some reading and you would know that he did this in protest of black people not being allowed to perform on Broadway.

[@hlnrc1420]

DeusKDuo PROTESTING FOR BLACK PEOPLE AND BLACK RIGHTS DOES NOT RID ANYONE FROM INTERNALIZED RACISM, its such a common misconception from liberalism that as soon as you help a black person once they owe you their life and your racism is washed away... Blackface was racist then and its racist now, whether it was intentionally racist doesnt matter, it was still racist

[@DeusKDuo]

Intention is what makes something racist you can't be accidently racist. Someone can be ignorant but not unintentionally racist.

[@morningmadera]

So if no black person is allowed on stage and I, as a white person, go on stage with a black face to protest and spite the status quo and fight for black rights, I'm still considered a racist???????? Good job *insert name here*, you are the zenith of mental gymnastics.

[@AlphaOmeg-y3h]

You’re a jackass.

[@quaquq96]

why tf would blacks want to be on broadway ? just to make the same racist white folks more money fuck broadway

[@DD1122able]

Oh, I just love it! Raw emotion! And I'm an African American. I loved it when I saw it as a child in the fifties. It does not disappoint.

[@JoseHernandez-ql8vw]

@@JustinJaiC. It's better than Lil Pump.

[@kimberlyisherwood4564]

As a white person, it's a bit scary

[@tankissed]

Sellout 🤭

[@MsSuprman]

Really? 👀 I cannot say the same...

[@XxthebladexXx]

Bootlicker

[@cheesymoments2087]

I had an ad for Cadbury’s chocolate before this video started, Christ KZbin 😂

[@chynnadoll3277]

Christ loves you ✝️

[@nakedmolerat260]

@@chynnadoll3277 Stfu

[@chynnadoll3277]

@@nakedmolerat260 He does.

[@homoromeo]

Same

[@squirehaggard4749]

Robertson's Marmalade would've been more fitting. Or Kiwi polish.

[@andrewbanks7472]

I actually don't see any racial stereotypes here. Jolson isn't (and didn't) perform any common black face acts that usually did make fun of black people. He wore black face and sang, nothing else.

[@TheDriftingsmoke]

you think he needed the blackface to be successful?

[@kyalogan45]

Andrew Banks well lemme stop u there if he wasn't racist or making fun of African Americans then why did he proceed to put a shit ton of black on his face to seems as he was African like why not a brown or a lighter skin tone to make it seem at lest a little just a little realistic and second why did he avoid putting the shit ton of black paint on his lips well it seems as if he was making it look like he had big lips so ur telling me that this white man dressing up as a black man that it literally black with big lips so pls tell me again that it isn't racist cuz it is I'm a white man but that doesn't give any PERSON to do that or say it isn't wrong like u so shut up

[@rohanjones1000]

"before they turn the lights out on me!

[@martinthoma4100]

Al Jolson almost single handle introduced Jazz, ragtime and the blues to a white audience. Paving the way for black performers like Louis Armstrong.

[@tammychoo3920]

martin Thoma bitch ur sick, you NEVER THOUGHT

[@michaeldixon441]

martin Thoma Yeah, like he did them a favor?

[@edydon]

@@michaeldixon441 Not defending this kind of thing today, but back then it was acceptable. How many things do we do today that - in 20 years - people will think is screwed up?

[@TylerMcNamer]

Epic recovery! Don't try to close to curtain on Mr. Jolson. Even when you switch off the lights, he'll still perform.

[@LeeBrady26]

@slizzaranon He enjoyed performing in blackface makeup - a theatrical convention since the mid-19th century. With his unique and dynamic style of singing black music, like jazz and blues, he was later credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences.

[@E3257.StudiosEverythingAwesome]

Wow he's got a VOICE, I've somehow never heard him.

[@joanettemallo1692]

I love him since I was a little child, I saw "The Jolson Story" and "Jolson sings again" a hundred times. Larry Parks deserved the Oscar becouse his gteat performance.

[@rick182z]

this would give any child nightmares

[@tonymontana1974]

gets down on 1 foot "OH OH OH MMAAMMYYYYYY MMYYYY LITTLE MMAAMMYYY"

[@misterdunny]

Absolutely love Jolson, and i'm only 21! Who else had songs everyone knows nearly 100 years later?

[@dotmacis]

It's considered racist by today's standards, but wasn't racist at that particular time. Jolson definitely wasn't a racist. He championed the rights of black performers. By the way, at that time, even some black performers performed in blackface!!!!

[@LeeBrady26]

@slizzaranon Jolson's black face was common and used by a myriad of performers including Black ones who saw it a convention of theatricality, not a means to mimic or stereotype a race of humans.

[@davidgibbs7232]

Of course he would not get away with it today but I understand he did it with the best of intentions and he was a great entertainer.

[@carmelpule1]

The substance is in the song and nothing else. Al Johnson never meant any harm to anyone.

[@locomotive147]

props to the first #transracial hero

[@BrandonLPitts]

+locomotive147 Can I be transracial?

[@BrandonLPitts]

Ha Ha Ha. Seriously that's your point! White people made your world the way it is. But there you go again spending all your days blaming and feeling the need to validate your small outlook of the world. I DONT CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY DID TO YOU. go fuck yourself, Your fighting ghosts. Call the Police so they can kill them. You know how it works, or are you one of those dim witted ones? LOL, yeah you are Mad. You’re on KZbin watching whites in blackface. I love it. I'm sure your snapping your fingers to the beat as well. Sounds like your mad at the idea of Trans racial. Just tell your buddies at the clan meeting about it. Yeah, YOU ARE MAD! ROFL BTW feel free to reply, I wont waste another moment conversing with you. Your sick... The kind of sick only a bullet to your head can remedy. P.S. Go fuck yourself Ciao! :-)

[@Mscoolgurl88]

+Nate Higgers So you call blacks racist but you call him them n word and say that if you could lynch black people you would....I'm going to pray for you. I'm really sorry you're so full of hate :( And I'm also sorry you've been limited in your experiences to the point of where you think that were all criminals causing trouble.

[@murray2076]

+Little Cube productions oh that's his name never mind sorry

[@brianellsworth4767]

Some are beyond prayers . Thankfully I was taken out of private school when young and put in a mixed neighbor public school . Not all had my good fortune.

[@LawyerCalhoun1]

I was 3 years old when Jolson died in 1950. Even though I was barely out of my infancy, I realized that a great entertainer had died.

[@ellomynameisjohnny]

I fuckin love this guy

[@williamhabermann2395]

Al Jolson is my 2nd Favorite singer!!!! Love his voice and I'm only 17!

[@byhisstripes2713]

They'll take this down next 😂

[@lemegetatchu1989]

And I'm sure you know why

[@lemegetatchu1989]

@WusPopN Mane? and racist

[@lemegetatchu1989]

@Ben Mccarthy you probably wouldn't say that in person, to any black man. Keyboardist.

[@lemegetatchu1989]

@Ben Mccarthy bout to smoke this blunt that's what I'm going to do

[@skellybruv_6164]

@Ben Mccarthy Who wouldn't be upset by this?

[@samnataluk2604]

al Jolson was one of America's greatest entertainers. he poured his heart out when on stage. he'd give you 100 percent, unlike today.

[@jessesands4099]

Sam Nataluk He was my Dad's favourite singer just watch this song and you'll see why!😂🎙️🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@Glammazonsyn]

That’s cute but why is he in black face? And they know damn well his lips aren’t that big.

[@stringnavigator9509]

And he was considered by all to be the best entertainer at what they called "Black-Face Mime". The French used to paint" their face white and in silence, act out an emotional story. The beginnings of Charades. Then the circus clowns went nuts with painted faces. Yada-Yada... and Al made a fortune by "burnt-corking" his face and crooning "Ethiopian" tunes, in protest, as Stephen Foster had done in the previous century by taking the plantation songs sung to him by his mammy and publishing them so that they could be shared by everyone. Why, it was more popular then, than rap is today. Millions of Americans loved him for it. Jewish people today are very proud of his achievement and treasure this scene in their hearts. In fact, it was the Jewish theatrical industry that can take sole credit for promoting this unique form of American entertainment. Many immigrant families then are now wealthy today, merely due to their former involvement in black-face theatre. It boggled my mind as I recently was told that Asa would spend all of his spare time corked-up on stage, down with the cause and performing in protest - for the sake of poor black people everywhere, who were not even allowed into the theatre And that he made a huge fortune doing so! Personally, I don't get any pleasure out of this curious feature of Asa Jolson's career except that he appears far more handsome as a chocolate face than a vanilla one. And back in the mist of time when this was broadcast on black and white television, as a child I found it boring. But that's just me; and what do I know? I'm more inclined to simply watch ballerinas, play rockabilly or Dixieland music on upright bass, put on a record and stand up in the middle of the room and play with myself.

[@johnsmith-vc8dw]

yep, he is 100% black, and he did not steal any of his shtick from a black person. you asshole.

[@CATHERINEDAVIES123]

Never racist..........read his background and life story.......a good man.....with a great voice....

[@streetfighterchallen]

Also, if they refused to treat African-American actors on set with equality, Jolson would threaten to quit, which was a huge risk for the films, because in his heyday, he was voted the greatest entertainer of all time. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, I'm just trying to clear the air a little, is all.

[@FormbyFanatic]

What an entertainer... PC has gone anal, but Jolson was never Racist. He was, plain and simple, A Jazz Singer... RIP Al...

[@johndelessio8880]

A great song by a great entertainer. Period.

[@algernon4444]

As early as 1911, at the age of 25, he also became noted for fighting black discrimination on the Broadway stage. Jolsons well-known theatrics and his promotion of equality on Broadway helped pave the way for many black performers, playwrights, and songwriters, including Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Ethel Waters. He fought against discrimination all his life.

[@rayjones7313]

Well put, friend. He was Jewish and knew bigotry first hand. If the peeps who gotsta say they're offended or yell racist while they lie and revise history would put that energy towards Working the Ground yeh, Farming!-- they'd be contributing to society meaningfully...

[@jamespm9194]

Jolson was loved by almost all in the the black community of his day and did many acts of support and kindness for black performers. Many said he and Ruby Keeler were really the only ones that wanted to have them over as friends. He helped many performers, stood up for their right to share their talents & many publications of today applauded him for it. Olson was the icon performer of his day and even though black face is obviously hated in todays world, people need to research all that Jolson did for African Americans.

[@deankuhlman6774]

I totally agree with you, but that information is irrelevant to these Cancel Culture kooks. The truth goes against their narrative, and it does not support their radical leftist agenda.

[@anwarlekki2510]

Bro he is making fun of black people in this video idc what your saying , at the end of the day if someone makes fun of you on stage but then when they see u they try help you that’s fake to me

[@mr.twannab]

@@anwarlekki2510 or look up the things that he did for black people bro

[@EjButIonDrinkEandJLilBih]

In blackface

[@wickedlee664]

@@anwarlekki2510 it’s so much more complex than that. So, was Jolson’s entire life in Jazz just a prank bro? It was all just a goof to make black people look dumb? That Al eh? What a kidder. If you want to comment on this stuff you should spend some time with it. Or..you could just go ahead and talk. It depends on how you want people to take you. Seriously…..or to school.

[@AlainSTO]

So this is the scene that so many Loony Toons were referencing.

[@GoodmansGhost]

No, it's a remake of the scene they are referenceing. Its from the 1927 movie The Jazz Singer.

[@AlainSTO]

Thanks! I'll look that up.

[@omaresames]

It's Loony Tunes now welcome to our dimension young brethren as I like to refer to as dimension 322.8

[@Asalamalika]

Omar Lopez i get you man, i get you.

[@martinthoma4100]

Al Jolson movies have been banned from television because of his blackface performances, he was never racist, and at the time very respectful of blacks. The entertainment community has all but erased him from the history of film and music. Sad for such a talent

[@arealmench]

As a black man I never saw wearing black face as racist. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[@mikegretch7393]

Well said ! . . . It was never meant to be insulting or racist and could probably as you said be a form of flattery ( I'm white )

[@Hydro_Si]

This man did a lot for our people, but sadly as times progress it seems context and prospective regresses

[@OpEditorial]

Anyone else here because of the Justin Trudeau blackface debacle? 🤔

[@hypintesti]

Nooe everyone is here to be ravist just like you

[@porkscratchings5428]

Fantastic movie, loved the music, really enjoyable. 👍🍻

[@roxaneirene]

This is Larry Parks portraying Al Jolson in the movie: The Jolson Story.

[@camalary]

It opened up the gates for artist afterwards like Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole etc.

[@rohanjones1000]

cole and louis shyt on this. its an embarrassment!

[@ruandted]

"Folk's, you ain't heard nothing yet".

[@darrenart2263]

The song Butcher Pete ends that way

[@hirschelbarr2614]

Jolson was such a pain in the ass on the set of this movie, that the studio had to bar him from much of the production. He hated Larry Parks and wanted desperately to play himself in the movie.

[@brendareed8412]

It must be hard for a great performer not to want to do it themselves.

[@Vevoplzsuckmyballs]

It's so obvious that it's the real Jolson singing and not the actor.

[@unohoncho7727]

Waiting for the day when it's not acceptable to order black coffee but ordering white coffee is fine... 21st century is fucked

[@scarsy07]

al jolson what a man hes an amazing singer

[@Guideonbearer]

Ted Danson did this a little while back at the urging of Whoopie Goldberg as a funny "retro" schtick, but the PC crowd came down on him big time.

[@lilahusain1474]

its offensive asf

[@garyharris1932]

Jolson and his very young wife stopped at a gas station and one of the attendants made a remark, "You sure have a beautiful daughter".

[@kefka3]

....OH MY GOD. HOLY CRAP. this was played in "The Brave Little Toaster" in the scene when they're all sinking in the mud and radio says "we now sign out with a suitable tune" bwhahahhahaha

[@joelrosenfeld506]

Still quite moving. He is not mocking blacks but celebrating their heart-felt sincerity.

[@varietyguy]

Finally!!! Somebody gets it❗️❗️❗️

[@tarynpower2763]

I'd walk a million miles to hear Jolson sing live. As for the black face, it adds to the illusion created by a minstrel tradition of song. Nothing offensive was intended and the Black and White Minstrels in UK only faced flack after 20 years of running as the top show on the BBC because public perception had changed. Ah for the age of innocence!

[@jimbopumbapigsticks]

Wow. Just wow. So many people here are so up their own arses they can't appreciate what an amazing song this is, what a great film this scene is taken from (how many of you have actually watched it?), and what a legendary musical performer Al Jolson was. You don't even deserve to be on the same planet as this guy.

[@carolinereinventedhorsechild]

I love how mild the crowd's reactions are.

[@kimthetruthofit6965]

The best times have passed nothing will ever be as sweet and inoffensive

[@Ivannbeats]

@@kimthetruthofit6965 this is a racist stereotype about black women taken as slaves in white rich families

[@williamhabermann2395]

@@Ivannbeats This is not racist at all. Back then African Americans were not aloud to perform on stage. But Al Jolson performed with the famous black face paint on his face. And when he was performing on stage the African American people loved Al Jolson because they knew that someone else was fighting for their freedom to perform on stage. so just think before you speak because it was all different back then.

[@newyorkislanders6425]

What ever happened to that Warner Bros cartoon when a hat falls on Bugs Bunny and he goes into mammy??

[@varietyguy]

That was a Bugs Bunny short beseeching people to buy War Bonds.

[@IanDarnellSTL]

Don't take it for granted that black face was always intended to "ridicule" black people. Have you seen The Jazz Singer? Do the black face performances in that film really seem to be ridiculing black people to you? I don't interpret it that way at all.

[@nathanielcereceda5598]

every time i come to thius comments section i make sure to bring a big ol tub of popcorn and twizzlers and shit.

[@Skyrilla]

Dude I love this guy and the history... Racism my ass.

[@Justino_Nicolás]

Proper entertainment. None of that PC rubbish we get shoved down our throats these days. BLM should watch this and learn to sing properly.

[@guzmanlovesyou7371]

god damn you’re racist

[@poetLORRYate]

I always think of my own Mother listening to this track. She died in Nov 2006. I would have went in her place WITHOUT QUESTION. Life is nothing if you don't believe you'll meet your parents, among others, in another dimension.

[@thevibingmonkey4151]

It's the only thing that makes any time worth it.

[@mossbresnahan3072]

Well said mein freund

[@David.lovesU]

Is it safe to say racism will never go away-

[@ralphmola]

Indeed Parks did an exceptional job with this scene which is one of my favorites in the movie

[@if3553]

Great scene but doesn't justify the act of racism it presents.

[@deltasword1994]

To all of the self actualizing geniuses out there realizing that this is racist, but still contemplating why: That's the whole point. It's racist to be racist.

[@DivinusGlacius]

To get over racial segregation, we have to learn to make fun of one another and not give a damn about it.

[@snowpatriot4045]

Love to see them remake this movie today; much better then those repeated slave movies they keep making.

[@triffiks]

when i was small i had to suffer like Al did we had to "black up" using burnt cork Ugh but doing the shows were fun and if anything i gained respect for a differet culture rather than the other way round. btw i was born in 1949 and my ma used to intro me " and this is my son John, he was brought into the world by a black man." tahnk you for that man! (-:

[@rexsilicignus8370]

Love it!!! Great stuff.... classic film.

[@jonah5286]

When this scary ass dude started beltin out that little diddy I just thought to myself, “I have no idea how I got here, and I need to quit falling down KZbin rabbit holes.”

[@varietyguy]

That’s an incredibly insane comment spoken by an inarticulate lame brain from the hood. You sad, sad man.

[@ParchedPinemarten]

Jolson wore a black face because at the time there weren't many black performers in the entertainment industry, and Jolson wasn't having it.

[@tashnyats1426]

why not just get a black performer?

[@danbam3411]

+Tash Nyats this was during a time where there was rarely any tolerance for African American entertainers.

[@danbam3411]

Nina Comelli Are you aware that even black entertainers did blackface back then? Just throwing that out..

[@ncomelli8212]

No shit, I have found information that they might have done it in the past too. And I said if they did do it they are idiots. How about you read all of my comment before you reply you bigot. And if you haven't noticed black face is STILL racist. Adding to that they didn't perform black face the way the whites did it at least I can't find an image or video of them doing it the way white people did it back then.

[@danbam3411]

Nina Comelli No not "might of", fucktard. They DID. It already happened. Get the fuck over it, over hyped out PC libtard.

[@maniacattack8426]

I guess you could say he was an Almond Joy of his time! Black on the outside and white in the inside......

[@TheScarab19]

That's good. Singing as close to the original in 'The Jazz Singer', the first full length talkie.

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

If you think there's something wrong with this, you're mind controlled

[@AshlandMan]

Not really. It's a matter of perspective.

[@DivideandConquerCichlidKeeping]

Lmao at the one dude clapping frantically.

[@michaelstroman5092]

He could get away with this back then not now

[@varietyguy]

That’s an incredibly stupid remark. When “The Jolson Story” (Col, 1946) was made in the mid 1940s, its producers weren’t trying to get away with anything. Blackface was still popular with the theatre going public.

[@izabelbrown3351]

I was brought up wiv al jolson and i think hes a classic act belive on what you feel not what you see

[@joeymartinez9854]

I love AL Jolson he's a great jazz singer and singer and actor I have a 78 rpm record and regular records of him I even have the jazz singer and the Jolson story I could even imitate him singing bottom line is I love AL Jolson he's a great singer

[@19JB79]

"With his unique and dynamic style of singing black music, such as jazz and blues, he was later credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences. As early as 1911 he became known for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway." Anyone who sees this as racist is seriously misinformed, it was entirely the opposite and helped to normalise seeing non-white faces on stage and introduce their styles of music to a wider audience.

[@shatterdpromiSes]

+19JB79 yup and Amsterdam News (today “the oldest Black newspaper in the country,” according to their website), stated that The Jazz Singer was “one of the greatest pictures ever produced,” and that, “Every colored performer is proud of him (Jolson).”

[@RaananVolesPianist]

That might have just been desparation on their part--there were very few films with blacks in them, period, except maybe bit parts as porters or maids, so they might have seen Jolson, as flawed as he was, as a step forward.

[@dyllanchandler7914]

19JB79 they should’ve put a real black man on stage.

[@ZamiahThurmond]

Sirrrr we had jazz music or more upbeat music and this is a very white song

[@jadafarris2079]

19JB79 I don't care its still sick to see him dress that way!!!

[@Cazz8203]

lol....better make up job than tropic thunder

[@sadetrelove]

I googled Al and saw what he was all about. Afterwards, I watched this performance again and this time I enjoyed it. Around @3:00 I was still uncomfortable. That little baby loved some Mammy

[@bsvoda8625]

During that time no movie producer would pay nor feature a black person on TV. Some say this is racist but I dont think it was intended but there were people during that time that told the stories of the black race. Those people felt their lifes and how they lived was worth telling we shouldnt hide their stories ro simply call it racist. Our past is important to remember so we dont repeat the same offences to others.

[@gamesport88]

Not that I'm complaining but Jolson himself was very much alive when this movie was made. I loved Larry Parks but I wonder why they didn't get Jolson to play himself.

[@rogerthegoodwin]

Sometimes I read the ridiculous comments of the ill-informed bitter commentators on KZbin and I wonder....when did they learn to comment before being informed? Sad really. Let's hope they realise the error of their ways.

[@rogerthegoodwin]

Normally I would not converse with people whose opinions were silly or bitter...but I do make the mistake sometimes of reading youtube comments...we must stop in the interest of self-preservation! :-)

[@shaiminchalas6037]

Roger Goodwin umm can you explain to me what part of this of video good i generally want to know

[@varietyguy]

Parks is great in this scene. Indeed, the entire film. He garnered an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor. What more could he have done?

[@MCO18]

0:00 Imagine how a 2012 audience would react to that.

[@carolg8535]

Or a 2020 audience.... !!

[@settingpriority3434]

@@carolg8535 damn 8 years

[@JohnBrown-ut7ug]

They're burning the country down.

[@raysinder3982]

@@carolg8535 2020 is so yesterday. It's now 2067 and blackface is popular again.

[@lyn5015]

@@JohnBrown-ut7ug who is "they're"??

[@tonygilder7912]

Talent is talent. Great composition and a stellar interpretation. I am black.

[@witch6923]

Elvis Presley was a revolution. He was a good looking white man singing black music and bringing us all together. From the looks of it, Al Jolson tried to do something similar by bringing us all together by portraying a black man singing white music, but went about it in such a horrible way. I'm not offended by this because I know it's art, but many people would find this disgusting. Definitely didn't age well. I guess nothing lasts forever.

[@aww773]

Plot twist: he's a black guy in white face wearing blackface pretending to be a white man pretending to be a black man

[@hotdogambassador]

Woah

[@salitamia7817]

This is horrific and to think people in the comments are acting like this is normal imagine if it was the opposite it's absolutely discusting

[@Aljanex]

I know it's racist, much of humor in the animation was also racist in that time. But even though this is a remake, the problem is the same; I will mention what a fairly eloquent user said in another video of The Jazz Singer regarding comments like yours: This is a historic film in that it was the first "talking" picture - all movies before this were silent. Also, Jolson was a big fan of black music, jazz in particular. Many people today view his stuff as racist but at the time he was viewed as a supporter of blacks in entertainment and was actually looked upon favorably by the black community. He helped popularize black music with white audiences.

[@bijiheval]

Sali Tamia what he was doing was not him trying to mock or insult black people