The Jazz Singer

==The Jazz Singer==
1927, directed by Alan Crosland
(IMDB Link) IMDB Summary: The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
*Al Jolson - Jakie Rabinowitz
*May McAvoy - Mary Dale
*Warner Oland - The Cantor
*Eugenie Besserer - Sara Rabinowitz
*Otto Lederer - Moisha Yudelson
*Robert Gordon - Jakie Rabinowitz, Age 13 (as Bobby Gordon)
*Richard Tucker - Harry Lee
*Yossele Rosenblatt - Cantor Rosenblatt, Concert Recital
*Jane Arden - Small Part (uncredited)
*Ernest Belcher - Choreographer, 'April Follies' (uncredited)
*Violet Bird - Small Part (uncredited)
*Nat Carr - Levi (uncredited)
*Claire Delmar - Small Part (uncredited)
*William Demarest - Buster Billings (uncredited)
*Neely Edwards - Dance Director (uncredited)
*Audrey Ferris - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
*Joseph Green - Walk-on (uncredited)
*Ena Gregory - Small Part (uncredited)
*Leon Holmes - Moey (uncredited)
*Roscoe Karns - Agent (uncredited)
*Seymour Kupper - Small Part (uncredited)
*Mary Grace Larsen - Small part (uncredited)
*Myrna Loy - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
*John Miljan - Host (uncredited)
*Margaret Oliver - Small Part (uncredited)
*Ty Parvis - Boy Singer (uncredited)
*Anders Randolf - Dillings (uncredited)
*Walter Rodgers - Make-Up Man (uncredited)
*Carolynne Snowden - Backstage Maid (uncredited)
*Marie Stapleton - Small Part (uncredited)
*Will Walling - Doctor (uncredited)
*Fred Warren - Pianist (uncredited)
Category:New York City
Category:Father Son
Category:Judaism
Category:Show Business
Category:First Talkies
Category:Jazz
Category:Blackface