The jazz singer

DVD 2007

A 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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ISBN:

9781419856228
1419856227

Uniform Title:

Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927)

Edition:

80th anniversary deluxe edition

Description:

3 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet
monochrome
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

Dawn of sound : how the movies learned to talk / [DVD]

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1927
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927
A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play
Directed by Alan Crosland ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; photography, Hal Mohr ; edited by Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra directed by Louis Silvers
Al Jolson, Mary McAvoy, Warner Oland, William Demarest, Myrna Loy
DVD; dual-layer format ; Dolby digital, mono
In English with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles; subtitled in English for the hearing impaired

Contents:

Disc 1. The movie : Commentary by Ron Hutchinson and Vince Giordano ; vintage Al Jolson short films, radio show adaptation 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

Control Number:

530459

UPC:

012569798892

Other Authors:

Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951
Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936
Giordano, Vince, narrator
Hutchinson, Ron, 1951-2019, narrator
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
McAvoy, May, 1901-1984
Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974
Oland, Warner, 1880-1938
Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983. Jazz singer
Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954
Vitaphone Corp
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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