Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1927 · 1h 36m

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer poster
Director
Alan Crosland
Cast
Al Jolson as Jakie Rabinowitz May McAvoy as Mary Dale Warner Oland as Cantor Rabinowitz Eugenie Besserer as Sara Rabinowitz Otto Lederer as Moisha Yudelson Robert Gordon as Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Crew
Hal Mohr — Director of Photography Harold McCord — Editor Louis Silvers — Original Music Composer Alfred A. Cohn — Screenplay
Tagline

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

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.

Trailer The Jazz Singer — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
new york citydancerparent child relationshipsan francisco, californiajewish ghettogenerations conflictjewish lifeblack and whiteblackface
Key Collaborators
Alan Crosland Director Hal Mohr Director of Photography Harold McCord Editor Louis Silvers Original Music Composer Alfred A. Cohn Screenplay
Follow the Thread

Alan Crosland directed The Jazz Singer. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Alan Crosland's filmography → More Drama → More Music → Hal Mohr's cinematography →
Agent-readable