The Jazz Singer (1927)

Name: The Jazz Singer
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1927-10-06
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer

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.

Genres: Drama, Music

Directed by Alan Crosland

Starring Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon, Richard Tucker, Yossele Rosenblatt, William Demarest, John Miljan

Running time: 96 minutes