The Jazz Singer (1927)
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.
- Released
- 1927-10-06
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan Crosland, Alfred A. Cohn
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 265 votes
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
- Robert Gordon as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
- Richard Tucker as Harry Lee
- Yossele Rosenblatt as Cantor Rosenblatt
- William Demarest as Buster Billings (uncredited)
- John Miljan as Host (uncredited)
- Roscoe Karns as Agent (uncredited)
- Anders Randolf as Dillings (uncredited)