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The jazz singer

Author: Al JolsonMay McAvoyWarner OlandAlan CroslandAlfred A CohnAll authors
Publisher: Taipei, Taiwan : Buddha Video Co., 2005?, 1927.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
First film to use sound equipment which revolutionized the film industry. Film uses musical sound but silent dialog with English captions. Story of a young Jewish boy who desires to sing jazz rather than follow in his father's footsteps to become a cantor.
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Genre/Form: Feature films
Musical films
Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Al Jolson; May McAvoy; Warner Oland; Alan Crosland; Alfred A Cohn; Samson Raphaelson; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Vitaphone Corp.; Buddha Video Co.
OCLC Number: 61270612
Notes: Based on the play :"Day of Atonement" by Samson Raphaelson.
Credits: Director, Alan Crosland ; writer, Alfred A. Cohn.
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland.
Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD format.
Other Titles: The jazz singer
Responsibility: Warner Bros. Pictures and Vitaphone Corp.
Local System Bib Number:
197608

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First film to use sound equipment which revolutionized the film industry. Film uses musical sound but silent dialog with English captions. Story of a young Jewish boy who desires to sing jazz rather than follow in his father's footsteps to become a cantor.
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