The Jazz Singer (1927)
6.1|6 Oct, 1927|89 min
Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
6.1|6 Oct, 1927|89 min
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A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Language
Budget$422,000
Revenue $2,600,000
English,
,
Español
Budget$422,000
Revenue $2,600,000
Keywords
new york city
dancer
parent child relationship
san francisco, california
jewish ghetto
generations conflict
jewish life
black and white
blackface
Casts
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy
Mary Dale
Warner Oland
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
Harry Lee
Yossele Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
William Demarest
Buster Billings (uncredited)
John Miljan
Host (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns
Agent (uncredited)
Anders Randolf
Dillings (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Will Walling
Doctor (uncredited)
Ena Gregory
(uncredited)
Nat Carr
Levi (uncredited)
Ernest Belcher
Choreographer (uncredited)
Neely Edwards
Dance Director (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Holmes
Moey (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jane Arden
Small Part (uncredited)
Ty Parvis
Boy Singer (uncredited)
Fred Warren
Pianist (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden
Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Violet Bird
(uncredited)
Joseph Green
(uncredited)
Claire Delmar
(uncredited)
Seymour Kupper
(uncredited)
Mary Grace Larsen
(uncredited)
Margaret Oliver
(uncredited)
Marie Stapleton
(uncredited)
Crews
Alan Crosland
Director
Harold McCord
Editor
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer
Samson Raphaelson
Theatre Play
Gordon Hollingshead
Assistant Director
Alfred A. Cohn
Adaptation
Alfred A. Cohn
Screenplay
Harvey Cunningham
Sound Engineer
Nugent Slaughter
Special Effects
Backdrops & Posters
