The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

★ 6.1IMDb Score
Released:1927-10-06
Duration:96 min
Director:Alan Crosland
Actors:Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

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.

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