The Jazz Singer (1927)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Jazz_Singer_(play)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $3.9 million
gptkbp:budget $422,000
gptkbp:category gptkb:Warner_Bros._films
American films
English-language films
Films set in New York City
Films about singers
1920s musical films
1927 drama films
Films about Jews and Judaism
United States National Film Registry films
Films directed by Alan Crosland
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Hal_Mohr
gptkbp:containsStory gptkb:Samson_Raphaelson
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alan_Crosland
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Warner_Bros.
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Harold_McCord
gptkbp:format black-and-white
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Jazz Singer (1927)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Louis_Silvers
gptkbp:notableFor Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!
first feature-length film with synchronized dialogue sequences
gptkbp:notableScene gptkb:Al_Jolson_singing_'Mammy'
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Warner_Bros.
Darryl F. Zanuck
gptkbp:releaseYear 1927
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:The_Jazz_Singer_(1980)
gptkb:The_Jazz_Singer_(1952)
gptkbp:runtime 89 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Alfred_A._Cohn
gptkbp:setInPeriod 1920s
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Warner_Oland
gptkb:Al_Jolson
gptkb:May_McAvoy
gptkbp:system gptkb:Vitaphone
gptkbp:theme gptkb:family
Jewish identity
show business
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Otis_Harlan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6