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Eddie Cantor opens with a song, Sitting on Top of the World. He jokes with show announcer, Harry Vonzel about their guest, Al Jolson. Topics go from Al’s recent comeback movie, egocentricities, then in a flashback to the movie studio we join Jolson singing, Swannee.
Al and Eddie retell how they first met, with Al giving his version of how old Eddie is, and meeting Eddie as a little boy. In his version, the young Al tells about sneaking in to see Eddie, and a preference for chorus girls. When the tables are turned, Eddie’s version makes him out to be the kid who goes to visit his hero, and ask for advice on making it big. Al Jolson sings, the Wedding Song.
Eddie talks to Al about his latest movie, and wants to know if the Jolson Story is really an accurate depiction of his life. Harry gets in on the teasing, then the two performers sing each other’s songs. Eddie leads off with, California Here I come. Al follows with, If You Knew Suzy. Who does the better job? The high energy performance finds Al little breathless.
The song swapping continues as Al sings Ida. After a brief message from Harry, the guys comeback for a final duet. Toot Toot Tootsie.
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