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The Jazz Singer

Release Year
1927
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Music
Directed By
Alan Crosland
The Jazz Singer

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

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

William Demarest

Buster Billings (uncredited)

John Miljan

Host (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns

Agent (uncredited)

Anders Randolf

Dillings (uncredited)

Walter Rodgers

Make-Up Man (uncredited)

Crew

Alan Crosland

Director

Alfred A. Cohn

Screenplay

Hal Mohr

Director of Photography

Louis Silvers

Original Music Composer

Harold McCord

Editor

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

Samson Raphaelson

Author

Jack Foley

Sound

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