This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.
If you liked this movie, you should also see: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)The Great Ziegfeld (1936)Stagecoach (1939)42nd Street (1933)An American in Paris (1951)