El hijo de un cantor judío debe desafiar las tradiciones de su padre religioso para poder seguir su sueño de convertirse en cantante de jazz.El hijo de un cantor judío debe desafiar las tradiciones de su padre religioso para poder seguir su sueño de convertirse en cantante de jazz.El hijo de un cantor judío debe desafiar las tradiciones de su padre religioso para poder seguir su sueño de convertirse en cantante de jazz.
- Nominado para 1 premio Óscar
- 4 premios y 1 nominación en total
- Jakie Rabinowitz - Age 13
- (as Bobby Gordon)
- Cantor Rosenblatt - Concert Recital
- (as Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt)
- Chorus Girl
- (sin acreditar)
- Chorus Girl
- (sin acreditar)
- Small Part
- (sin acreditar)
- Choreographer - 'April Follies'
- (sin acreditar)
- Small Part
- (sin acreditar)
- Violinist
- (sin acreditar)
- Small Part
- (sin acreditar)
- Buster Billings
- (sin acreditar)
- Dance Director
- (sin acreditar)
Argumento
¿Sabías que...?
- CuriosidadesThis is the first feature-length movie with audible dialogue.
- PifiasMary recieves a telegram dated August 8, 1927. Later in the film, Jack is seen writing a letter to Mary, dating it August 7, 1927.
- Citas
[opening lines, first quote and 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...
[then he 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.
- ConexionesEdited into Okay for Sound (1946)
- Banda sonoraMy Gal Sal
(1905) (uncredited)
Written by Paul Dresser
Sung by Robert Gordon (dubbed by an unidentified singer)
Though, not being the first "talkie", The Jazz Singer, is certainly a remarkable film; it still holds its place as an cinematic landmark for being the first feature-length Hollywood "talke" film in which "spoken dialogue was used as part of the dramatic action." However, it's still largely a silent film with a synchronized musical score and a handful of sound sequences built around singing. It's also become something of a controversial case because of Al Jolson's (arguably the most popular entertainer of his time) use of blackface in some of the musical sequences, forgetful of the fact that this was a theatrical artifice from the era; it wasn't intended as "mean-spirited" as so many claim it to be. It was actually praised by black newspapers in 1927, and was being done by another much defamed minority, a Jew.
You can see what an impact sound must have had in 1927, because it certainly wasn't the movie that made this production a phenomenon. Though, the film itself, is more than just a movie about a guy who likes music. It's also a story about a Jewish kid who turns his back on his heritage to try and make it big on the stage - exceptionally daring subject matter for its era, and still enthralling today. It's certainly not ragged and dull, though, the magic moment when Jolson turns to the camera to announce, "You ain't heard nothing' yet" - a line so loaded with unconscious irony that it still raises a few goose bumps. Audiences were captivated by this and still are to this very day. A must see!!!
- Ziggy5446
- 15 may 2007
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- 422.000 US$ (estimación)
- Duración1 hora 28 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.33 : 1