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1927

The Jazz Singer

Directed by 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.

Duration

1h 29m

Released

October 6, 1927

Revenue

$2,600,000

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  • Al Jolson
  • May McAvoy
  • Warner Oland
  • Eugenie Besserer
  • Otto Lederer
  • Robert Gordon
  • Richard Tucker
  • Yossele Rosenblatt
  • William Demarest

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