The jazz singer

Resource Information

The work The jazz singer represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ripon Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The jazz singer

Statement of responsibility

a Warner Bros. Pictures production ; [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and The Vitaphone Corporation ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; directed by Alan Crosland

Contributor

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Cohn, Alfred Abraham, 1880-
• Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936
• Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
• McAvoy, May, 1901-1984
• Oland, Warner, 1880-1938
• Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983
• Vitaphone Corp

Subject

• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Acculturation
• Cantantes -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Cantors (Judaism) -- New York (State) | New York
• Jazz musicians -- New York (State) | New York
• Jews, East European -- New York (State) | New York
• Musical films
• Músicos de jazz -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Singers -- New York (State) | New York

Genre

• Teatro
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Musical films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Jakie Rabinowitz is the son of a Jewish cantor. Turning his back on family tradition, Jakie transforms himself into cabaret-entertainer Jack Robin. When Jack comes home to visit his parents, he is warmly greeted by his mother, but is given the cold-shoulder by his father, who feels that Jack is a traitor to his heritage by singing jazz music. On the eve of his biggest show business triumph, Jack receives word that his father is dying. Out of respect, Jack foregoes his opening night to attend Atonement services at the temple and sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place

Related

• Dawn of sound : how the movies learned to talk

Member of

• Gold diggers of Broadway (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Hal Mohr ; editor, Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra director, Louis Silvers

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue, English, French, and Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1995.9.M86

LC item number

J399 2007

PerformerNote

Al Jolson, Mary McAvoy, Warner Oland

Runtime

89

Target audience

general

Technique

live action