The Jazz Singer (1927)

The Jazz Singer (1927)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1927-10-06 United States of America 89 Min. PG-13
6.097 232 votes
Drama, Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Al Jolson is Jakie Rabinowitz
Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy is Mary Dale
Mary Dale
Warner Oland is Cantor Rabinowitz
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer is Sara Rabinowitz
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer is Moisha Yudelson
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon is Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker is Harry Lee
Harry Lee
Yossele Rosenblatt is Cantor Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
William Demarest is Buster Billings (uncredited)
Buster Billings (uncredited)
John Miljan is Host (uncredited)
Host (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns is Agent (uncredited)
Agent (uncredited)
Anders Randolf is Dillings (uncredited)
Dillings (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers is Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Will Walling is Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Ena Gregory is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Nat Carr is Levi (uncredited)
Levi (uncredited)
Ernest Belcher is Choreographer (uncredited)
Choreographer (uncredited)
Neely Edwards is Dance Director (uncredited)
Dance Director (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris is Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Holmes is Moey (uncredited)
Moey (uncredited)
Myrna Loy is Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jane Arden is Small Part (uncredited)
Small Part (uncredited)
Ty Parvis is Boy Singer (uncredited)
Boy Singer (uncredited)
Fred Warren is Pianist (uncredited)
Pianist (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden is Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Violet Bird is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Joseph Green is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Claire Delmar is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Seymour Kupper is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mary Grace Larsen is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Margaret Oliver is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Marie Stapleton is (uncredited)
(uncredited)