The Jazz Singer (1927)
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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Al Jolson
as Jakie Rabinowitz
as Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy
as Mary Dale
as Mary Dale
Warner Oland
as Cantor Rabinowitz
as Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
as Sara Rabinowitz
as Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
as Moisha Yudelson
as Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
as Harry Lee
as Harry Lee
Yossele Rosenblatt
as Cantor Rosenblatt
as Cantor Rosenblatt
William Demarest
as Buster Billings (uncredited)
as Buster Billings (uncredited)
John Miljan
as Host (uncredited)
as Host (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns
as Agent (uncredited)
as Agent (uncredited)
Anders Randolf
as Dillings (uncredited)
as Dillings (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
as Make-Up Man (uncredited)
as Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Will Walling
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Ena Gregory
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Nat Carr
as Levi (uncredited)
as Levi (uncredited)
Ernest Belcher
as Choreographer (uncredited)
as Choreographer (uncredited)
Neely Edwards
as Dance Director (uncredited)
as Dance Director (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Holmes
as Moey (uncredited)
as Moey (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jane Arden
as Small Part (uncredited)
as Small Part (uncredited)
Ty Parvis
as Boy Singer (uncredited)
as Boy Singer (uncredited)
Fred Warren
as Pianist (uncredited)
as Pianist (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden
as Backstage Maid (uncredited)
as Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Violet Bird
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Joseph Green
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Claire Delmar
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Seymour Kupper
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Mary Grace Larsen
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Margaret Oliver
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Marie Stapleton
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
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Alan Crosland
Director
Director
Louis Silvers
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Harold McCord
Editor
Editor
Samson Raphaelson
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Alfred A. Cohn
Adaptation
Adaptation
Gordon Hollingshead
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
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