The Singing Fool
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
Genres
Drama, Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Singing Fool performed
Budget
$388,000
Worldwide Gross
$5.9M
Gross Profit
$5.5M
Return
15.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$852K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Al Stone
Al Jolson
Al Stone
Grace
Betty Bronson
Grace
Molly Winton
Josephine Dunn
Molly Winton
Blackie Joe
Arthur Housman
Blackie Joe
John Perry
Reed Howes
John Perry
Sonny Boy
Davey Lee
Sonny Boy
Louis Marcus
Edward Martindel
Louis Marcus
Cafe Owner Bill
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cafe Owner Bill
Maid
Helen Lynch
Maid
'Balloon' Girl
Agnes Franey
'Balloon' Girl
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
James Cagney
Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited)
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