'' is the 1949 film sequel to ''
The Jolson Story '', both of which cover the life of singer
Al Jolson .
In this follow-up to ''The Jolson Story'', we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight is not what it used to be. This time Jolson (), Jolson travels the world entertaining troops everywhere from Alaska to Africa. When he finally collapses from exhaustion it takes young, pretty nurse Ellen Clark (
Barbara Hale ) to show him there's more to life than "just rushing around".
- In what is probably a cinema first, Jolson, being portrayed by actor Larry Parks, meets an actor who is to portray him in an upcoming film--'' The Jolson Story '', the prequel to ''--and the actor he meets is Larry Parks, playing himself in a split-screen scene.
- The film was nominated for three by William Snyder, MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) by Morris Stoloff and George Duning, and WRITING (Story and Screenplay) by Sidney Buchman.
