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RKO Albee Theatre 1 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Newspaper Image courtesy of Glen Mordecai.

The Jolson Story, which had grossed $8,000,000 by Aug 1953, was re-released in 1954 in wide-screen format with stereophonic sound.

Extra - According to a May 1954 Var news item, four minutes were cut from the original film for the re-release version. On 14 Aug 1969, a re-issued version of the film in 70mm format began a roadshow engagement in London. The 70mm re-issue had its American premiere in Aug 1975.

Comfortably Cool writes on October 6, 2024 at 7:23 am This was a reissue of a 1946 blockbuster which debuted in NYC at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue), followed by the Fox in downtown Brooklyn, and then on to the Loew’s neighborhood circuit. A very successful sequel, “Jolson Sings Again,” followed in 1949, but debuted in NYC at Loew’s State before moving on to the Fox in downtown Brooklyn and then the Loew’s nabes.

terrywade writes on October 6, 2024 at 8:29 am Thanks ‘film’ for the ad. I guess they re did the sound from the mono masters and turned It into a 4 track mag print. Strange no mention about STEREOPHONIC 4 TRACK MAGNETIC SURROUND SOUND in the advertisement. I wonder If this 1954 stereo version is available on BLU RAY or DVD?

terrywade writes on October 6, 2024 at 9:09 am I did a search and It’s only in MONO sound on the DVD release no Blu Ray. Too bad as ‘You Tube’ has the 4K restored version up in stereo sound. Looks like Columbia did the stereo version when they put on 12 inch video LD only.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -