Mammy

Mammy (1930) is a musical drama motion picture, with Technicolor sequences, which was released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It With Songs (1929). "Mammy" became Al Jolson's fourth feature, following earlier screen efforts asThe Jazz Singer (1927), The Singing Fool (1928) and Say It With Songs (1929). The movie relives Jolson's early years as a minstrel man. With the songs by Irving B... more

Mammy (1930) is a musical drama motion picture, with Technicolor sequences, which was released by Warner Brothers. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, Say It With Songs (1929). "Mammy" became Al Jolson's fourth feature, following earlier screen efforts asThe Jazz Singer (1927), The Singing Fool (1928) and Say It With Songs (1929). The movie relives Jolson's early years as a minstrel man. With the songs by Irving Berlin, he is also credited with its story idea titled "Mr. Bones." The original Technicolor sequence was found in a Dutch print which had Dutch titles inserted in several places. This print was restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Unfortunately, sections of those sequences were lost when Dutch titles were inserted, and some of the cuts from color to sepia tinted black and white are not smooth. Additionally, two songs are missing from all existing prints that were in the original release: "The Call of the South" and "Knights of the... less