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The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927)
Other Authors: Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951 (Screenwriter), Jolson, Al, 1886-1950 (Actor), McAvoy, May, 1901-1984 (Actor), Oland, Warner, 1880-1938 (Actor), Besserer, Eugenie, 1870-1934 (Actor), Lederer, Otto, 1886-1965 (Actor), Rosenblatt, Josef, 1882-1933 (Actor), Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974 (director of photography.), Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954 (Conductor, composer (expression),), Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros., [1927]
Subjects:
Jazz musicians > Drama.
Jewish singers > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Singers > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Families
Fathers and sons
Jazz musicians
Jewish singers
Singers
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Internet videos
Musical films
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Internet videos.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Films musicaux.
Films de fiction.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1927; adaptation of Samson Raphaelson's play, The jazz singer, which was in turn based on his story, The Day of Atonement, published in the January 1922 issue of Everybody's magazine.
Full screen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (89 min.)) : sound, black and white
Playing Time:01:29:00
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Hal Mohr ; edited by Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone Orchestra directed by Louis Silvers.