The Jazz Singer (1927)






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.


Vintage magazines

Filmwelt 36, 6. September 1931
Photoplay , March 1936
Photoplay , May 1936


Books with substantial mentioning of The Jazz Singer

Don Tyler
The Great Movie Musicals
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2010
pp. 159-161 info

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Robert K. Klepper
Silent Films, 1877-1996, A Critical Guide to 646 Movies
Jefferson, North Carolina and London, 1999

Edwin M. Bradley
The first Hollywood musicals, A critical filmography of 171 features, 1927 through 1932
Jefferson, N.C., 1996
pp. 7-10 info

Lawrence J. Quirk
The Films of Myrna Loy
Secaucus, NJ, 1980