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Overview

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Director:

Alan Crosland

Writers:

Samson Raphaelson (play)
Alfred A. Cohn (adaptation)
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Release Date:

1929 (Austria) more

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance more

Tagline:

WARNER BROS. Supreme Triumph ! ! ! more

Plot:

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy his father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more

User Comments:

First "Talkie" in General Circulation more (60 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Al Jolson ... Jakie Rabinowitz (Jack Robin)
May McAvoy ... Mary Dale
Warner Oland ... Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer ... Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer ... Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon ... Jakie Rabinowitz (age 13) (as Bobby Gordon)
Richard Tucker ... Harry Lee
Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt ... Himself (concert recital)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone


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Trivia:

The world premiere was at the Tower Theater in Los Angeles. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the Cantor prepares to whip the 13-year old Jakie, the boy has three buttons conspicuously pinned to his shirt for most of the take. However in the shot where the cantor shoves him towards the bedroom, there are only two buttons. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
[first words in the first widely-seen talking picture]
Jack Robin: Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Wait a minute, I tell ya! You ain't heard nothin'! You wanna hear "Toot, Toot, Tootsie"? All right, hold on, hold on...
[walks back to one of the band members]
Jack Robin: Lou, listen. Play "Toot, Toot, Tootsie", three chorus, you understand. In the third chorus, I whistle. Now give it to 'em hard and heavy, go right ahead.
[band starts playing]
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The Savages (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Romeo and Juliet Overture more


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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
First "Talkie" in General Circulation, 23 September 2006
10/10
Author: Lee McIntyre from California

I rate the movie a "10" for its historical significance. "The Jazz Singer" is the answer to the perennial trivia question, "What was the first sound motion picture?" Certainly there were other talkies before this, but this one, the first feature-length talkie in the world -- is the one that turned Hollywood and the movie-going public on its ear.

It's fascinating. We think of "The Jazz Singer" as a talkie, but most of the picture is in typical "silent pictures" style -- with intertitles (title cards) to convey character dialog. Only with Jolson's vocal numbers and two other scenes is the new sound technology is used, and we hear the voice of the man many have called the world's greatest entertainer.

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