Film

The Jazz Singer

Name: The Jazz Singer
Director: Alan Crosland
Released: 1927
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer

1927 · 89 min · ★ 6.1 · Dir. Alan Crosland

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

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.