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61% Critic Match
The Jazz Singer
“Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.”
6.1 / 10• 1927• 1h 36m•NR• English
DramaMusic
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.
Cast & Crew
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
Lead
May McAvoy
Mary Dale
Warner Oland
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
Harry Lee
YR
Yossele Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Crosland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Jazz Singer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
