Mammy (MOD) "Books" the young man soon falls

the young man soon falls under the seductive spell of fellow passenger Madame de Sylva (Estelle Taylor)

Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor cos-tar in this double- and triple-cross tale located on a crossroads of uncertainty

Father of Los Angeles literature John Fante paired the film's central plot - Chu-Chu's conflict with a farmer (Wendell Corey) and the farmer's jilted wife (Claire Trevor) - with a romantic subplot reminiscent of his celebrated classic Ask the Dust that sees Chu-Chu's love uplift a troubled

respect and responsibility

Fugitive Lovers

Mammy (MOD) "Books" the young man soon fallsCenter stage, singing his heart out that's how fans love Al Jolson. And that's what they get in Mammy. It's an ideal showcase for the master showman, giving full rein to Jolson's unique talents in a melodramatic story of a lovelorn minstrel man innocently involved in murderous intrigue. But, as always with Jolson, the star is the story. Here he gets top support from Irving Berlin's jazzy melodious score, including the jaunty Let Me Sing and I'm Happy.