The Jazz Singer (1927)

Director: Alan Crosland

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

Jakie Rabinowitz

May McAvoy

Mary Dale

Warner Oland

Cantor Rabinowitz

Eugenie Besserer

Sara Rabinowitz

Otto Lederer

Moisha Yudelson

Robert Gordon

Young Jakie Rabinowitz

Richard Tucker

Harry Lee

Yossele Rosenblatt

Cantor Rosenblatt

William Demarest

Buster Billings (uncredited)

John Miljan

Host (uncredited)