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The Jazz Singer (1927)

The Jazz Singer (1927)

Drama Music

Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.

Release Date: 1927, October 6
Directors: Alan Crosland
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Cast: John Miljan, May McAvoy, Anders Randolf, Margaret Oliver, Eugenie Besserer, William Demarest, Myrna Loy, Roscoe Karns, Al Jolson, Warner Oland, Richard Tucker, Jane Arden

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.

Keywords:

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