The Jazz Singer (1927)

6.6	Listal rating
6.8	IMDB rating

1920s (3), Music (2), Silent (1), Saloon (1), Drama (1), Piano (1), Racist (1), Dance (1), Train (1), Blackface (1), New York (1), Broadway (1), Dancer (1), Black And White (1), Cantor (1), Afi100 (1), Ghetto (1), 300 Greatest Films (1), Romance (1), Musician (1)

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 home for good. Af ... (more)

Directed by

Alan Crosland

Starring (View all) :

Jakie Rabinowitz

Mary Dale

Cantor Rabinowitz

Sara Rabinowitz

Moisha Yudelson

Jakie Rabinowitz

Harry Lee

Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt

Himself

Jane Arden

Bit part

Ernest Belcher

Choreographer - 'April Follies'

Written by (View all) :

Samson Raphaelson

Alfred A. Cohn

(adaptation)

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