The Jazz Singer
A 1927 musical film of Alan Crosland is starring Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland follows a young man. His father is Jewish Cantor, so that he prevents his son to be a singer as he wants because of his religious manners. What happens next when the son tries to pursue his dream.
27 February 1892, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
8 September 1899, New York City, New York, USA
21 August 1913, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
7 September 1891, San Bernardino, California, USA
4 June 1884, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
26 May 1886, Srednik, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Seredzius, Lithuania]
3 October 1879, Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden
9 May 1882, Bila Tserkva, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
9 November 1892, Lead City, South Dakota, USA
June 2, 1872 in Sacramento City, Iowa, USA
17 April 1886, Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
2 August 1905, Radersburg, Montana, USA
25 December 1868, Watertown, New York, USA
December 18, 1870 in Viborg, Denmark
July 28, 2008
By today's standards, The Jazz Singer is mawkish, crudely filmed, and full of schmaltz. Yet it remains fascinating in its historical value, not only for its technical innovation.
July 22, 2008
Undoubtedly the best thing Vitaphone has ever put on the screen.
May 03, 2014
A film whose appeal is almost solely historical, for a multitude of reasons.
July 12, 2008
An overrated cinematic turd, and an embarrassment to Jazz.
February 21, 2012
The Jazz Singer is not a good picture artistically, but it's historically significant and Al Johnson is truly entertaining
July 28, 2008
In cities where the Vitaphone can be installed and reproduce his voice this picture will eminently repay attendance.
March 25, 2006
The Vitaphoned songs and some dialogue have been introduced most adroitly.
July 20, 2009
The Jazz Singer is a shallow attempt by a powerful group of straying Jews to clear their consciences.
October 14, 2007
...there's no taking away from the movie's heart and Jolson's singing. The Jazz Singer remains a classic of its kind.
December 31, 2015
Of its time, surely, 'The Jazz Singer' is nevertheless better than one expects going in.
November 17, 2007
There's one thing that neither Neil Diamond nor Danny Thomas nor even Jerry Lewis had in their versions: the unrivaled showmanship and charisma of Al Jolson.
January 01, 2000
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.
