Biografia romanzata del celebre cantante Al Jolson, dapprima cantore in sinagoga, più tardi astro delle commedie musicali di Broadway e protagonista de Il cantante di jazz, primo film sonoro della storia del cinema (fonte: retro del dvd)

This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage. (fonte: imdb)