Say It with Songs

Say It With Songs is a 1929 American PreCode musical drama film, released by Warner Bros.. The film starred Al Jolson and was a followup to his previous film, The Singing Fool 1928.

Joe takes the boy to Dr. Merrill, who long ago proposed to Katherine, but she had politely declined and told the doctor that she still loved Joe. Dr. Merrill says he will either operate for free if Joe relinquishes Little Pal to his mothers care or charge a large fee if Joe insists on keeping the boy to himself. Joe panics and leaves with the boy, but soon realizes his mistake and brings Little Pal back for the surgery. After obtaining Joes promise that he will return Little Pal to his mother, Merrill operates and restores the use of the boys legs. Little Pals voice is regained later when Katherine plays a recording by Joe, Little Pal, at his bedtime and Little Pal dreams of a tender visit with his father holding him in his arms and singing to him. Joe returns to work, singing and also sending personal messages over the airwaves to his wife, who, along with their son, await Joe at their lovely home.Say It With Songs reunited Al Jolson with the boy actor, Davey Lee, of The Singing Fool fame, who had enthralled audiences in 1928. This, Jolsons third feature film, contains several firsts in his movie career His first full length talkie unlike his previous two efforts which were PartTalkies with long sections of an essential silent picture with a synchronized score and sound effects added in addition to talking and singing sequences his first to not present him singing a song in blackface and the first Al Jolson movie to flop at the box office. It was also one of the few films in his career in which his onscreen character isnt named Al, and the second and last to cast him as a married man. ........

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