Overview
Plot
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and his own path when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. The film is the first full-length feature to use synchronized sound and the original film musical.
- Directors
- Alan Crosland
- Cast
- Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon, Richard Tucker, Yossele Rosenblatt, William Demarest, John Miljan, Roscoe Karns, Anders Randolf, Walter Rodgers, Will Walling, Ena Gregory, Nat Carr, Ernest Belcher, Neely Edwards, Audrey Ferris, Leon Holmes
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, Music
- Release date
- 1927-10-06
- Studios
- Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Jazz Singer Plot and Cast
The story centers on a young Jewish man caught between family tradition and his individuality, as his old-fashioned relatives object to his chosen career as a jazz singer. It stands as the first full-length feature film to use synchronized sound and is regarded as the original film musical.
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