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  • The Jazz Singer
  • The Jazz Singer review by carlosreddevil from High Wycombe
    Rated - 4 stars Wait a minute folks, you aint heard nothin' yet! 23 October 2006
    ...n) , though not the first 'talkie' film as it is often mistaken to be. Starring Al Jolson as the Jewish man who prefers the life of the Jazz Singer to that of the Cantor...   Read customer review
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Al Jolson - filmography


  • The Jazz Singer on DVD (1927)
    Starring: Al Jolson,  May McAvoy
    Director: Alan Crosland
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Jakie Rabinowitz (Al Jolson) goes into show business despite his family's protestations that he should become a cantor like his father. Changing his name to Jack Robin, Jakie follows his passion for jazz and ragtime music, but in doing so, he alienates himself from his family and his Jewish roots. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 297 members
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Al Jolson facts

5 most recent films

The Jazz Singer - 3.0 stars
Hollywood Song And Dance - The Musical Years - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Jazz Singer - 3.0 stars
Hollywood Song And Dance - The Musical Years - 2.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hollywood Song And Dance - The Musical Years - 2.0 stars
The Jazz Singer - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bob Hope - 1 times - show films
May McAvoy - 1 times - show films
Betty Grable - 1 times - show films
John Wayne - 1 times - show films
Peggy Lee - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Alan Crosland - 1 times - show films
Roy Selfe - 1 times - show films