Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927) 467972 Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927). Polish. Dawn of sound (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title from opening screens. Wide screen (1.37:1). Main feature on Blu-ray. Special features on 2 DVDs. Polish voiceover reads the intertitles. "A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play"--Container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927. Bonus Blu-ray content: audio commentary; cartoon shorts; AN intimate dinner in celebration of Warner Bros.' Silver jubilee; 1947 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast starring Al Jolson; trailer. Bonus DVD content: The dawn of sound : how movies learned to talk (documentary); sound excerpts from 1929's Gold diggers of Broadway; studio shorts on talking pictures; Vitaphone musical shorts. Accompanying booklet bound in container: includes reproductions fo vintage documents; history of talkies; bios of performers. Al Jolson, Mary McAvoy, Warner Oland.
Summary:
Follows a cantor's son who turns his back on family tradition and becomes a cabaret-entertainer.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.