Mammy

Mammy

Mammy

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Mammy

1930

1h 24m

6.0(6 votes)

Music

Comedy

Overview

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe (Lois Moran), but she loves another (Lowell Sherman). Sherman is shot onstage as part of a comedy bit, and it is assumed that Jolson is guilty of putting the bullet in the gun.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Al Fuller

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

Mother Fuller

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Nora Meadows

Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman

Billy West

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Meadows

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Slats

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Hank Smith

Jack Curtis

Sheriff Tremble

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Written by: Joseph Jackson
Gordon Rigby
Produced by: Walter Morosco

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