Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A Plantation Act (1926) is an early Vitaphone sound-on-disc short film starring Al Jolson. This was the first film that Jolson starred in. On a film set with a plantation background, Jolson in blackface sings three of his hit songs: "April Showers", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", and "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)". The film closely resembles Jolson's stage act, complete with three curtain calls at the finish.This film was thought to be lost since 1933, and its unavailability fueled the misconception that the first commercial sound film made was Jolson's subsequent film The Jazz Singer. A copy of A Plantation Act was found in the National Archives, mislabeled as a preview for The Jazz Singer. An accompanying soundtrack disc was also found, but broken in five pieces. Audio technicians chemically bonded the fragments together and re-recorded the soundtrack, digitally removing the pops and clicks created by the disc damage. The restored version has been issued as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Jazz Singer.. }
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- A_Plantation_Act abstract "A Plantation Act (1926) is an early Vitaphone sound-on-disc short film starring Al Jolson. This was the first film that Jolson starred in. On a film set with a plantation background, Jolson in blackface sings three of his hit songs: "April Showers", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", and "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)". The film closely resembles Jolson's stage act, complete with three curtain calls at the finish.This film was thought to be lost since 1933, and its unavailability fueled the misconception that the first commercial sound film made was Jolson's subsequent film The Jazz Singer. A copy of A Plantation Act was found in the National Archives, mislabeled as a preview for The Jazz Singer. An accompanying soundtrack disc was also found, but broken in five pieces. Audio technicians chemically bonded the fragments together and re-recorded the soundtrack, digitally removing the pops and clicks created by the disc damage. The restored version has been issued as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Jazz Singer.".