Blackie Joe — The Singing Fool Character Profile

About Blackie Joe

Associated with the cafe where Al begins his career. Al and his colleagues from this establishment later step in to rescue him from homelessness after his personal life collapses.

Character Facts

Played by

Arthur Housman

Appears in

The Singing Fool (1928)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Singing Fool

• Al Stone (Al Jolson)
• Grace (Betty Bronson)
• Molly Winton (Josephine Dunn)
• John Perry (Reed Howes)
• Sonny Boy (Davey Lee)
• Handsy Patron at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) (James Cagney)
• Cafe Owner Bill (Robert Emmett O'Connor)
• Maid (Helen Lynch)
• Louis Marcus (Edward Martindel)
• 'Balloon' Girl (Agnes Franey)
• Doorman at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) (Bob Perry)
• Waiter at Blackie Joe's (uncredited) (William H. O'Brien)