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.
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Character
Earnest, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Al JolsonJakie Rabinowitz
- May McAvoyMary Dale
- Warner OlandCantor Rabinowitz
- Eugenie BessererSara Rabinowitz
- Otto LedererMoisha Yudelson
- Robert GordonYoung Jakie Rabinowitz
- Richard TuckerHarry Lee
- Yossele RosenblattCantor Rosenblatt
- William DemarestBuster Billings (uncredited)
- John MiljanHost (uncredited)
Crew
- Alan CroslandDirector
- Alfred A. CohnScreenplay
- Hal MohrDirector of Photography
- Louis SilversOriginal Music Composer
- Harold McCordEditor
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Pairings
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