Broadway to Hollywood

Sep 15, 1933

1h 25m

★ 4.6

The star-studded cavalcade of the theatre!

Overview

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son.

Genres

Music

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Broadway to Hollywood Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Lulu Hackett

Alice Brady

Ted Hackett

Frank Morgan

Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

Jackie Cooper

Ted Hackett Jr.

Russell Hardie

Anne Ainsley

Madge Evans

Ted Hackett III as Child

Mickey Rooney

Ted Hackett III

Eddie Quillan

Jimmy

Jimmy Durante

Veteran Actress

May Robson

Production Number Singer - Edited from The March of Time (1930) (archive footage)

Fay Templeton

Cousin David

Tad Alexander

Joe Mannion

Edward Brophy

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks, Asa — now calling himself Al Jolson — joins a blackface minstrel troupe and soon builds a reputation as a consummate performer. But as his career grows in size, so does his ego, resulting in battles in business as well as in his personal life.

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