The Jazz Singer
1 Oscar Nominations·National Film Registry
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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.
Genres
Drama, Music, Musical
Cast & Crew
DirectorAlan Crosland
StarringAl Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer
ComposerLouis Silvers
The Jazz Singer
1 Oscar Nominations·National Film Registry
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.
Genres
Drama, Music, Musical
Cast & Crew
DirectorAlan Crosland
StarringAl Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer
ComposerLouis Silvers
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