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The Jazz Singer


Date: 1927
Type: Drama / Musical
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White / Sound
Director: Alan Crosland
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

A young Jewish boy (Al Jolson) rebels against his father who want him to follow him as a cantor so that he can have a career as a Jazz singer aided by a dancer (Mary McAvoy). This film is notable as being billed as the first talkie film, though most of it is a silent film with the sound being just a few bits of dialogue (including Jolson's catch phrase "you ain't heard nothing yet") and the songs.

Oscars

Honory Award
Production
Warner Bros
The Jazz Singer