The Jazz Singer backdrop cover
The Jazz Singer poster cover

The Jazz Singer(1927)

NR10/06/1927 (US)DramaMusic1h 29m
61%

Movie Score

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

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.

Production Companies

Movie Cast

Al Jolson photo

Al Jolson

Jakie Rabinowitz

May McAvoy photo

May McAvoy

Mary Dale

Warner Oland photo

Warner Oland

Cantor Rabinowitz

Eugenie Besserer photo

Eugenie Besserer

Sara Rabinowitz

Otto Lederer photo

Otto Lederer

Moisha Yudelson

Robert Gordon photo

Robert Gordon

Young Jakie Rabinowitz

Yossele Rosenblatt photo

Yossele Rosenblatt

Cantor Rosenblatt

William Demarest photo

William Demarest

Buster Billings (uncredited)

John Miljan photo

John Miljan

Host (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns photo

Roscoe Karns

Agent (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$422,000.00

Revenue$2,600,000.00

Production CompanyWarner Bros. Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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