The jazz singer

Resource Information

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Label

The jazz singer

Statement of responsibility

a Warner Bros. Pictures production ; [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and the Vitaphone Corporation ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; directed by Alan Crosland

Contributor

• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951
• Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936
• Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
• McAvoy, May, 1901-1984
• Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974
• Oland, Warner, 1880-1938
• Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983
• Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954
• Vitaphone Corp
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)

Subject

• Acculturation -- United States -- Drama
• Cantantes -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Cantors (Judaism) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• Jazz musicians -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jewish singers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jews, East European -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Musical -- Feature
• Musical films
• Músicos de jazz -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Musical
• Musical films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Jakie Rabinowitz is the son of a Jewish cantor. Turning his back on family tradition, Jakie transforms himself into cabaret-entertainer Jack Robin. When Jack comes home to visit his parents, he is warmly greeted by his mother, but is given the cold-shoulder by his father, who feels that Jack is a traitor to his heritage by singing jazz music. On the eve of his biggest show business triumph, Jack receives word that his father is dying. Out of respect, Jack forgoes his opening night to attend Atonement services at the temple and sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place

Related

• Dawn of sound

Member of

• qDVD

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Hal Mohr ; editor, Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra director, Louis Silvers

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue, English, French, and Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

• PS3535.A66
• PN1995.9.M86

LC item number

• J3222 2007
• J399 2007

PerformerNote

Al Jolson, Mary McAvoy, Warner Oland

Runtime

89

Technique

live action