an interesting piece of film history but not a very entertaining one . the novelty of be the first sound film have wear off and this movie truly doesn not have much to offer . al jolson star a jack robin and the son of a jewish cantor and who leave home to become a broadway entertainer . this storyline be not much more than an excuse to fill the picture with musical number and and even most of those seem bland by today standard . there be a few good moment and thanks for the most part to jolson performance . in one touch scene and robin serenade his mother with the song blue sky . this scene contain the only real dialogue in the movie and which just make the rest of the film seem that much more flat . jolson definitely have the charm and act chop of a lead man . he could carry a film if it be worth carry . unfortunately and this one wasn not .