The Jazz Singer
DramaMusic
6.1/10
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|96 min
Release Date: 1927-10-06
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.
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Vitaphone Corporation
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6/10
Al Jolson's "Jakie" is to be the sixth in a line of cantors from the Rabinowitz family. He has a fine voice and some musical talent - he just wants to take them to Broadway instead of to the synagogue. His father (Warner Oland) is horrified, his mother (Eugenie Besserer) disappointed but he still decides to follow his star! He loves the music of the 1920s - jazz, ragtime, swing - and changing his ...
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