The Jazz Singer (1927)

Drama, Music • PT1H36M

The Jazz Singer

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

Top Cast

  • Al Jolson as Jakie Rabinowitz
  • May McAvoy as Mary Dale
  • Warner Oland as Cantor Rabinowitz
  • Eugenie Besserer as Sara Rabinowitz
  • Otto Lederer as Moisha Yudelson

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