• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1927-10-06
  • Runtime89 minutes
  • TaglineHear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
  • Revenue2,600,000$
  • GenreDrama, Music
  • Production
    CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
  • Budget422,000$

Movie Overview

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

Casts

Al Jolson

May McAvoy

Warner Oland

Eugenie Besserer

Otto Lederer

Robert Gordon

Richard Tucker