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The Jazz Singer

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

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.

1h 36m1927TMDb 6.1

DramaMusic

English

Crew and Cast

Alan CroslandAlan CroslandDirectorAl JolsonAl JolsonJakie RabinowitzMay McAvoyMay McAvoyMary DaleWarner OlandWarner OlandCantor RabinowitzEugenie BessererEugenie BessererSara RabinowitzOtto LedererOtto LedererMoisha YudelsonRobert GordonRobert GordonYoung Jakie RabinowitzRichard TuckerRichard TuckerHarry Lee
Yossele RosenblattCantor RosenblattWilliam DemarestWilliam DemarestBuster BillingsJohn MiljanJohn MiljanHostRoscoe KarnsRoscoe KarnsAgentAnders RandolfAnders RandolfDillingsWalter RodgersWalter RodgersMake-Up ManWill WallingWill WallingDoctorEna GregoryEna GregoryNat CarrNat CarrLevi
Ernest BelcherChoreographerNeely EdwardsNeely EdwardsDance DirectorAudrey FerrisAudrey FerrisChorus Girl
Leon HolmesMoeyMyrna LoyMyrna LoyChorus Girl
Jane ArdenSmall Part
Ty ParvisBoy SingerFred WarrenFred WarrenPianist
Carolynne SnowdenBackstage Maid
Violet Bird
Joseph Green
Claire Delmar
Seymour Kupper
Mary Grace Larsen

Storyline

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.

  • Warner Bros. Pictures
  • The Vitaphone Corporation

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Info

Status
Released
Released
6 October 1927
Runtime
1h 36m
TMDB score
6.1 / 10 (259 votes)

Production

Director
Alan Crosland
Writers
Alfred A. Cohn
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$422,000.0
Revenue
$2.6M
Profit
$2.2M
Return
6.2×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Yiddish, Spanish