The Jazz Singer
Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Ha...
Drama, Music
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1927
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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.
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
96 min
Release date:
6 Oct 1927
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Yiddish, Spanish
Budget:
$422,000
Revenue:
$2,600,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Undoubtedly the best thing Vitaphone has ever put on the screen.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
fresh:
The Vitaphoned songs and some dialogue have been introduced most adroitly.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
rotten:
It's ragged and dull until the magical moment when Jolson turns to the camera to announce, 'You ain't heard nothin' yet' -- a line so loaded with unconscious irony that it still raises a few goose bumps.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
In cities where the Vitaphone can be installed and reproduce his voice this picture will eminently repay attendance.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
28 Jul 2008