Mammy

The film Mammy, released in 1930, was directed by Michael Curtiz and starred Al Jolson. Jolson, a popular American singer and comedian, was known for his performances on stage and in motion pictures. He starred in The Jazz Singer (1927), the first feature film with synchronized speech, which revolutionized the film industry. Mammy was one of several films Jolson made in the early 1930s, including The Singing Fool (1928) and Say It with Songs (1929). Michael Curtiz, a prolific director, made Mammy during a busy period in 1930, also directing other films that year such as The Matrimonial Bed and Bright Lights. Rouben Mamoulian, another director noted for his contributions to early sound cinema, also had a busy filmography in the 1930s, though Mammy was not among his directorial credits.123