Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other uniform titles: | Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936.
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950.
McAvoy, May, 1901-1984
Oland, Warner, 1880-1938.
Demarest, William.
Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993
Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983 Jazz singer.
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| Other authors / contributors: | Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967).
Vitaphone Corp.
MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN: | 0792807596
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| Notes: | Originally released as motion picture in 1927.
"A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play [with] adaptation [by] Alfred A. Cohn."
Photography, Hal Mohr; editor, Harold McCord; musical score and Vitaphone Orchestra, Louis Silvers, director.
Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, William Demarest, Myrna Loy.
VHS; hi-fi.
Separate titles and spoken dialog in English.
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| Summary: | A melodramatic story of a Jewish cantor's son (Al Jolson) who aspires to be a jazz singer despite his father's objection and religious tradition. In motion picture history, this was the first feature film to utilize synchronous sound. Jolson's songs include "Toot, toot, tootsie", "Blue skies", and "Mammy."
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| Publisher's no.: | M302312 MGM/UA Home Video
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