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The Jazz Singer

Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.

U · 4 Feb 1929 · 96 min · English

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The film

Synopsis

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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Cast & characters

Al Jolson

Jakie Rabinowitz

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

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Yossele Rosenblatt

Cantor Rosenblatt

William Demarest

Buster Billings (uncredited)

John Miljan

Host (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns

Agent (uncredited)

Anders Randolf

Dillings (uncredited)

Behind the camera

Key crew

Director
Alan Crosland
Writing
Samson Raphaelson, Alfred A. Cohn, Alfred A. Cohn
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Original music
Louis Silvers

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