Originally released as a motion picture in 1927. "A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play.". "Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment"--Cassette label. "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and the Vitaphone Corporation present...". Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer.
Summary:
A melodramatic 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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