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'''The Jazz Singer''' is a 1927 musical/drama starring Al Jolson. It is known as the first feature-length film with audible dialogue. | '''The Jazz Singer''' is a 1927 musical/drama starring Al Jolson. It is known as the first feature-length film with audible dialogue. | ||
| − | The dialogue only occurs | + | The dialogue only occurs during a few minutes of the movie; in one instance between the verses of a musical number. However the rest of the film has a soundtrack of background music and sound effects. John Barrymore's DON JUAN had used a similar music and sound effect soundtrack the previous year, but it was the dialogue in the Jolson movie which caused a sensation and led to a rapid conversion of the film industry to sound. The first feature-length film with dialogue throughout, THE LIGHTS OF NEW YORK, was released soon after. |
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| The Jazz Singer | |
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| Directed by | Alan Crosland |
| Written by | Samson Raphaelson (original play) Alfred A. Cohn (adaptation) |
| Starring | Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Editing by | Harold McCord |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 1927 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $422,000 |
| Gross revenue | $3,000,000 |
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 musical/drama starring Al Jolson. It is known as the first feature-length film with audible dialogue. The dialogue only occurs during a few minutes of the movie; in one instance between the verses of a musical number. However the rest of the film has a soundtrack of background music and sound effects. John Barrymore's DON JUAN had used a similar music and sound effect soundtrack the previous year, but it was the dialogue in the Jolson movie which caused a sensation and led to a rapid conversion of the film industry to sound. The first feature-length film with dialogue throughout, THE LIGHTS OF NEW YORK, was released soon after.