The Jazz Singer (1927)


The Jazz Singer
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6.6 IMDB rating
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Starring (View all)
Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy

May McAvoy

Mary Dale
Warner Oland

Warner Oland

The Cantor
Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie Besserer

Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer

Otto Lederer

Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Jakie Rabinowitz - Age 13
Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Harry Lee
Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt

Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt

Cantor Rosenblatt - Concert Recital


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Alfred A. Cohn

Alfred A. Cohn

(adaptation)


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Description: Cantor Rabinowitz is concerned and upset because his son Jakie shows so little interest in carrying on the family's traditions and heritage. For five generations, men in the family have been Cantors in the synagogue, but Jakie is more interested in jazz and ragtime music. One day, they have such a bitter argument that Jakie leaves hom ... (more)
Release date : 6 October 1927
Drama (8), Romance (7), 1920s (7), Music (7), Jazz (5), Ambition (4), Concert (4), Saloon (4), Jewish (4), Musician (4), Dancer (4), 1927 (4), Broadway (3), Singer (3), Musical (3), Painted Face (3), Cantor (2), Silent (2), Blackface (2), Jewish Service (2)
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