The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

89 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 6, 1927

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.

The Jazz Singer

89 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 6, 1927

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Jazz Singer
Directors Alan Crosland
Writers Alfred A. Cohn, Samson Raphaelson

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

Richard Tucker

as Harry Lee

William Demarest

as Buster Billings (uncredited)

Myrna Loy

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

John Miljan

as Host (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns

as Agent (uncredited)

Anders Randolf

as Dillings (uncredited)

Walter Rodgers

as Make-Up Man (uncredited)

Will Walling

as Doctor (uncredited)

Ena Gregory

as (uncredited)

Yossele Rosenblatt

as Cantor Rosenblatt

Nat Carr

as Levi (uncredited)

Ernest Belcher

as Choreographer (uncredited)

Neely Edwards

as Dance Director (uncredited)

Audrey Ferris

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Leon Holmes

as Moey (uncredited)

Jane Arden

as Small Part (uncredited)

Ty Parvis

as Boy Singer (uncredited)

Fred Warren

as Pianist (uncredited)

Carolynne Snowden

as Backstage Maid (uncredited)

Violet Bird

as (uncredited)

Joseph Green

as (uncredited)

Claire Delmar

as (uncredited)

Seymour Kupper

as (uncredited)

Mary Grace Larsen

as (uncredited)

Margaret Oliver

as (uncredited)

Marie Stapleton

as (uncredited)