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.
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The Jazz Singer
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Movie · Drama · Music
1927 · 1h 36m · ★ 38% (12K)
Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
Director: Alan Crosland
Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland
Overview
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.
Director
Alan Crosland
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Cast
Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon, Richard Tucker, Yossele Rosenblatt, William Demarest, John Miljan, Roscoe Karns, Anders Randolf, Walter Rodgers, Will Walling, Ena Gregory, Nat Carr, Ernest Belcher, Neely Edwards, Audrey Ferris, Leon Holmes