Comedy ·Drama ·Music ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 0m

The Jazz Singer

Director

Cast

Jerry Lewis as Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz Anna Maria Alberghetti as Ginny Gibson Eduard Franz as Cantor Morris Rabinowitz Molly Picon as Sarah Rabinowitz Alan Reed as Nathan Gittleson Joey Faye as Tony De Santos

Crew

Oliver Crawford — Writer Ernest D. Glucksman — Producer

Synopsis

The conflict between the Rabbi father and the son who disappoints him by seeking a secular career instead of a religious touches a Jewish cord, although it has a universal aspect.

Key Collaborators

Ralph Nelson Director Oliver Crawford Writer Ernest D. Glucksman Producer

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