Broadway star Al Howard's unreliability gets him blacklisted. His sister pairs him with Dorothy for a Chicago club.

So, is it worth your time? If you like old-school musicals where the guy is basically a nightmare of a person but we're supposed to root for him anyway, then sure, go for it. If you have zero patience for mid-30s melodrama or Jolson's, uh, unique energy, you might want to skip this one. It's not exactly a hidden gem, b...


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"So, is it worth your time? If you like old-school musicals where the guy is basically a nightmare of a person but we're supposed to root for him anyway, then sure, go for it. If you have zero patience for mid-30s melodrama or Jolson's, uh, unique energy, you might want to skip this one. It's not exactly a hidden gem, but it’s got a weird pulse. Al Jolson is playing Al Howard, a guy who acts like he owns the sidewalk even when he's broke. He’s the kind of character who borrows money from guys yo..."
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