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Summary:

A Jewish cantor's son breaks with his family to become a popular music singer.

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1. The movie : New digital transfer and refurbished soundtrack, commentary by Ron Hutchinson and Vince Giordano ; vintage Al Jolson short films, radio show adapation and movie trailer gallery ; classic homage cartoon, I love to singa
• Disc 2. The early sound era : feature-length documentary, The dawn of sound : how the movies learned to talk ; sound excerpts from 1929's Gold diggers of Broadway ; studio short films
• Disc 3. Astonishing rarities: historic Vitaphone comedy and music short films.

Contributors:

Jolson, Al, 1886-1950

McAvoy, May, 1901-1984

Oland, Warner, 1880-1938

Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936

Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974

Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954 , composer

Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951

Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983

Hutchinson, Ron , narrator

Giordano, Vince , narrator

Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)

Vitaphone Corp.

Warner Home Video (Firm)

National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Main Work:

Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927)

Included Works:

Dawn of sound : how the movies learned to talk

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Jazz singer [by Raphaelson, S.]

Gold diggers of Broadway (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Jazz singers — Drama

Jazz musicians — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Jewish singers — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Cantors (Judaism) — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Jews, East European — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Acculturation — United States — Drama

Jazz singers

Jazz musicians

Jewish singers

Cantors (Judaism)

Jews, East European

Acculturation

New York (State) — New York

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Musical films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD; dual-layer format ; Dolby digital, mono.

Performers:

Cast: Al Jolson, with Mary McAvoy and Warner Oland.

Production Credits:

Directed by Alan Crosland ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; photography, Hal Mohr ; edited by Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra directed by Louis Silvers.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927.
A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play.
Accompanied by: 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and reproductions of a Vitaphone program, a souvenir program, a theater herald, and a post-production telegram from Al Jolson to Jack Warner.
Academy Awards, 1929: Honorary Award ("For producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry.").

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

JAZ 1927 DVD

ISBNs:

1419856227
9781419856228

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 012569798892
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 79889

OCLC Numbers:

1053040838
156980173 [Invalid]