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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
EAN: 9780792851967
Feature: The legendary Al Jolson is the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Central Park" in this "stylized, sophisticated and lyrical" (Pauline Kael) comic operetta - one of the most decidedly different and delightful musicals ever made! A unique attempt to expand the boundaries of the format, Hallelujah, I'm a Bum! captures Jolson at his charismatic best and "reveals" more than any of his other surviving films
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 079285196X
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: 1003136
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 05, 2002
Running Time: 82 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: February 03, 1933
Features:- The legendary Al Jolson is the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Central Park" in this "stylized, sophisticated and lyrical" (Pauline Kael) comic operetta - one of the most decidedly different and delightful musicals ever made! A unique attempt to expand the boundaries of the format, Hallelujah, I'm a Bum! captures Jolson at his charismatic best and "reveals" more than any of his other surviving films
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A NEW YORK TRAMP (JOLSON) FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE MAYOR'S AMNESIAC GIRLFRIEND AFTER RESCUING HER FROM A SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Amazon.com:
Al Jolson says, "You ain't seen nothin' yet," but this isn't The Jazz Singer. Jolson found one of his better movie roles in Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!, a curious 1933 artifact of the early-sound, pre-Code era, a movie replete with music, political comment, and occasionally risqué humor. Jolie plays "the mayor of Central Park," a happy hobo who cleans up after he meets an amnesiac beauty. Alas, the workaday world isn't what it's cracked up to be, as his leisure-minded pals knew all along. Although never quite clicking into classic status, the movie is borne aloft on the Rodgers and Hart score (which includes "You Are Too Beautiful" and much rhyming dialogue) and director Lewis Milestone's fluid tracking shots of hoboes marching and singing through Central Park. That's Harry Langdon, former silent clown, as the Communist tramp warning about the impending revolution as he picks up garbage--a measure of this film's true oddness. --Robert Horton
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This may not be Al Jolson's best movie, but this very entertaining musical is certainly his most interesting.
Directed by Lewis Milestone and featuring a pleasant score by Rogers and Hart, the film casts the legendary performer as the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Central Park," the happiest hobo in New York City. His life changes when he falls in love with beautiful amnesiac Madge Evans, who just happens to be the mistress of his friend, the city's playboy Mayor (Frank Morgan).
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Rating:  -
It is hard for me to review this film in the context of recommending it to everyone. I just can't say to a friend that they have to see this great film I watched. It struck me in a very personal way, at the film's halfway point, involving Jolson and the young woman (the very underrated and forgotten actress Madge Evans). I'm an easy mark for that sort of story line especially with such an ending.
I agree that it is Jolson's greatest performance....very likeable and underplayed. If you haven't ... Read More
Rating: -
(This is a review of the VHS version.)
This movie is a real find. It's done in an unusual light opera format and features a lot of rhyming sing-song that almost anticipates some of the more clever rhyming action of modern rap artists.
The movie was ahead of its time in another way too. It shows a nearly egalitarian interracial friendship - the friendship between two hobo characters played by Al Jolson and Edgar Connor. The relative lack of a racial divide between them carries ... Read More
Rating:  -
Hallelujah I'm A Bum let Al Jolson really flex his muscle in one of the earliest musicals after "talkies" were invented. Al Jolson sings numerous songs marvelously throughout the entire picture; and the plot moves along at a fine pace. The action and musical numbers held my attention. Some people may call this film an oddity but it's really a much better film than that. They released it on DVD when other great films still remain only on VHS; and that's proof enough for me that this is one film you definitely ... Read More
Rating:  -
Al Jolson was certainly one of - or possibly THE greatest entertainer of all time. His performance shines in this movie. But the story and disjointed flow do not even come close to being worthy of Al Jolson. Although he does an excellent job as usual - this show does little to highlight his amazing talent. Why he would choose to star in such a movie I can only imagine.
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