
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.
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About The Jazz Singer
- Directors
- Alan Crosland
- Cast
- Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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