The Jazz Singer (1927)

Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.

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.

Director

Alan Crosland

Writers

Alfred A. Cohn

Themesblack and whiteblackfacedancergenerations conflictjewish ghettojewish lifenew york cityparent child relationshipsan francisco, california