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06/10/1927 Drama, Music 1h 36m
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Overview

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.

  1. Alan Crosland

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Al Jolson

    Jakie Rabinowitz

  2. May McAvoy

    Mary Dale

  3. Warner Oland

    Cantor Rabinowitz

  4. Eugenie Besserer

    Sara Rabinowitz

  5. Otto Lederer

    Moisha Yudelson

  6. Robert Gordon

    Young Jakie Rabinowitz

  7. Richard Tucker

    Harry Lee

  8. Yossele Rosenblatt

    Cantor Rosenblatt

  9. William Demarest

    Buster Billings (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-27
Al Jolson's "Jakie" is to be the sixth in a line of cantors from the Rabinowitz family. He has a fine voice and some musical talent - he just wants to take them to Broadway instead of to the synagogue. His father (Warner Oland) is horrified, his mother (Eugenie Besserer) disappointed but he still decides to follow his star! He loves the music of the 1920s - jazz, ragtime, swing - and changing his name to "Jack Robin" and after a decade of slogging, and travelling the world, manages to enlist the help of established star "Mary Dale" (May McAvoy) and look set to get his very own "Follies" show o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$422,000.00

Revenue
$2,600,000.00

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