A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
If you’re looking for a grounded, realistic look at life during the Great Depression, look elsewhere. If you want to see Al Jolson wander through a studio-built Central Park while talking in rhyming couplets, you’ve found your holy grail. Hallelujah I'm a Bum is the kind of movie that shouldn't work on paper, and frank...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lewis Milestone
Edward LeSaint
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"If you’re looking for a grounded, realistic look at life during the Great Depression, look elsewhere. If you want to see Al Jolson wander through a studio-built Central Park while talking in rhyming couplets, you’ve found your holy grail. Hallelujah I'm a Bum is the kind of movie that shouldn't work on paper, and frankly, it barely works on screen, but it’s got this weird, hypnotic charm that’s hard to shake off. The whole thing feels like a stage play that accidentally wandered onto a film set...."
S.N. Behrman, Ben Hecht
United States
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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