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The Jazz Singer (1927)

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

Genre : Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Alan Crosland
Writer : Alfred A. Cohn

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy
May McAvoy
Mary Dale
Warner Oland
Warner Oland
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
Harry Lee
William Demarest
William Demarest
Buster Billings (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
John Miljan
John Miljan
Host (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
Agent (uncredited)
Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
Dillings (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
Walter Rodgers
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Will Walling
Will Walling
Doctor (uncredited)
Ena Gregory
Ena Gregory
(uncredited)
Yossele Rosenblatt
Yossele Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
Levi (uncredited)
Ernest Belcher
Ernest Belcher
Choreographer (uncredited)
Neely Edwards
Neely Edwards
Dance Director (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris
Audrey Ferris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Holmes
Leon Holmes
Moey (uncredited)
Jane Arden
Jane Arden
Small Part (uncredited)
Ty Parvis
Ty Parvis
Boy Singer (uncredited)
Fred Warren
Fred Warren
Pianist (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden
Carolynne Snowden
Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Violet Bird
Violet Bird
(uncredited)
Joseph Green
Joseph Green
(uncredited)
Claire Delmar
Claire Delmar
(uncredited)
Seymour Kupper
Seymour Kupper
(uncredited)
Mary Grace Larsen
Mary Grace Larsen
(uncredited)
Margaret Oliver
Margaret Oliver
(uncredited)
Marie Stapleton
Marie Stapleton
(uncredited)

Crews

Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland
Director
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson
Author
Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn
Screenplay
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer
Hal Mohr
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Harold McCord
Harold McCord
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

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