| Release Date | Film | Soundtrack | Cast | Crew | Company Credits |
| 6 October 1927 {premiere} [New York City, New York, USA] 14 June 1928 [Argentina] 27 September 1928 [London, UK] 18 February 1929 (silent version) [Sweden] 27 February 1929 [Portugal] 13 June 1929 [Madrid, Spain] 2 July 1929 (sound version) [Sweden] 4 October 1929 [France] 26 November 1929 [Germany] 26 December 1929 [Denmark] 1929 [Austria] 22 January 1930 [Finland] 28 January 1930 [Estonia] 15 March 1930 [Turkey] 21 August 1930 [Japan] |
THE JAZZ SINGER (Drama | Music | Musical) [1 hour 28 minutes] 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. |
MY GAL SAL (1905) (uncredited) Written by Paul Dresser Sung by Robert Gordon WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE (1912) (uncredited) Music by Lewis F. Muir Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert Sung by Robert Gordon KOL NIDRE (uncredited) Traditional Sung by Warner Oland (dubbed by Joseph Diskay) Also sung later by Al Jolson DIRTY HANDS, DIRTY FACE (1923) (uncredited) Music by James V. Monaco Lyrics by Edgar Leslie, Grant Clarke and Al Jolson Sung by Al Jolson TOOT, TOOT, TOOTSIE (GOO' BYE!) (1922) (uncredited) Music by Dan Russo and Ernie Erdman Lyrics by Gus Kahn Sung by Al Jolson KADDISH (uncredited) Traditional Sung by Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt BLUE SKIES (1926) (uncredited) Written by Irving Berlin Sung by Al Jolson Piano performed by Bert Fiske MOTHER OF MINE, I STILL HAVE YOU (1927) (uncredited) Music by Louis Silvers Lyrics by Grant Clarke Sung by Al Jolson during the dress rehearsal MY MAMMY (1918) (uncredited) Music by Walter Donaldson Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young Sung by Al Jolson at the Winter Garden performance THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK (1894) (uncredited) Music by Charles Lawlor Played during the opening montage of the New York ghetto IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME (1902) (uncredited) Music by George Evans Played at the saloon before young Jakie sings GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (1904) (uncredited) Music by George M. Cohan Played at the train station and at Jack's arrival in New York ROMEO AND JULIET OVERTURE (1868) (uncredited) Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Played during the opening credits and often in the score IF A GIRL LIKE YOU LOVED A BOY LIKE ME (uncredited) Written by Gus Edwards and Will D. Cobb SÉRÉNADE MÉLANCOLIQUE OPUS 26 (1875) (uncredited) Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Played during the score PÉLLEAS OCH MÉLISANDE: MÉLISANDE (1905) (uncredited) Music by Jean Sibelius Played during the score. The autor complained the unauthorized use of his music. KOL NIDREI OPUS 47 (1881) (uncredited) Music by Max Bruch Played during the score. The main theme of the Bruch's work (traditional) is the same than the tradional the theme sung in the film |
AL JOLSON ... Jakie Rabinowitz MAY McAVOY ... Mary Dale WARNER OLAND ... The Cantor EUGENIE BESSERER ... Sara Rabinowitz OTTO LEDERER ... Moisha Yudelson BOBBY GORDON ... Jakie Rabinowitz - Age 13 RICHARD TUCKER ... Harry Lee CANTOR JOSEFF ROSENBLATT ... Cantor Rosenblatt - Concert Recital Rest of cast listed alphabetically: 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) |
Directed by: ALAN CROSLAND ======== Writing Credits: SAMSON RAPHAELSON ... (play) ALFRED A. COHN ... (adaptation) JACK JARMUTH ... (titles) SAMSON RAPHAELSON ... (short story "The Day of Atonement") (uncredited) ======== Produced by: DARRYL F. ZANUCK ... supervising producer (uncredited) ======== Music by: LOUIS SILVERS ... (uncredited) ======== Cinematography by: HAL MOHR ... (photography) ======== Film Editing by: HAROLD McCORD ... (edited by) ======== Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: GORDON HOLLINGSHEAD ... assistant director ======== Sound Department: GERALD W. ALEXANDER ... sound (uncredited) HARVEY CUNNINGHAM ... sound engineer (uncredited) GEORGE GROVES ... sound recordist (uncredited) NATHAN LEVINSON ... sound supervisor (uncredited) WILLIAM A. MUELLER ... sound technician (uncredited) WILLIAM SCHWARTZ ... sound (uncredited) JAMES V. SWARTZ ... sound (uncredited) ======== Special Effects by: NUGENT SLAUGHTER ... special effects (uncredited) ======== Music Department: LOUIS SILVERS ... musical director: Vitaphone Orchestra / musical score directed by MAURICE AMSTERDAM ... musician (uncredited) MAX AMSTERDAM ... musician (uncredited) A. BRAIN ... musician (uncredited) A. BRIGLIO ... musician (uncredited) DAVID CROCOV ... musician (uncredited) P. FINSTEIN ... musician (uncredited) BERT FISKE ... musician (uncredited) H. GOLUB ... musician (uncredited) O. HOFFMAN ... musician (uncredited) F.C. KENDALL ... musician (uncredited) B. KLAYZKIN ... musician (uncredited) I. MICCOLI ... musician (uncredited) F. MORITZ ... musician (uncredited) P. PERRIER ... musician (uncredited) J. PFEIFFER ... musician (uncredited) A. RAIMONDI ... musician (uncredited) ROSA RIO ... orchestrator (uncredited) EDMUND ROSS ... orchestrator (uncredited) MORRIS STOLOFF ... musician (uncredited) JIM WATER ... musician (uncredited) ======== Additional Crew: 'ALPHARETTA' ... technician LEWIS GEIB ... technician ESDRAS HARTLEY ... technician FRED JACKMAN ... technician F.N. MURPHY ... technician KATHRYN SCOLA ... script supervisor VICTOR VANCE ... technician ERNEST BELCHER ... choreographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies: Warner Bros. (A Warner Brothers Picture) ======== Distributed by: Warner Bros. (present) (as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.) (1927) [USA] Theatrical Warner Bros. (1928) [UK] Theatrical AB Biornstads Filmkompani (1929) [SWEDEN] Theatrical AB First National Pictures (1929) [SWEDEN] Theatrical Dominant Pictures Corporation (1956) [USA] Theatrical - re-release Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) [USA] TV MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) [USA] VHS Chapel Distribution (1997) [AUSTRALIA] Theatrical Warner Home Video (2007) [USA] DVD Warner Home Video (2007) [GERMANY] DVD ======== Other Companies: La Sept-Arte (sound restoration) (1998 version) Lobster Films (sound restoration) (1998 version) |
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| Release Date | Film / Genre | Soundtrack | Cast | Crew | Company Credits |
| 23 January 1927 [USA] |
THE MUSIC MASTER (Drama) [1 hour 20 minutes] American silent drama film about music. |
Silent Movie |
ALEC B. FRANCIS ... Anton von Barwig LOIS MORAN ... Helene Stanton NEIL HAMILTON ... Beverly Cruger NORMAN TREVOR ... Andrew Cruger CHARLES LANE ... Richard Stanton WILLIAM T. TILDEN ... Joles HELEN CHANDLER ... Jenny MARCIA HARRIS ... Miss Husted KATHLEEN KERRIGAN ... Mrs. Andrew Cruger HOWARD CULL ... August Poons ARMAND CORTEZ ... Pinac LEO FEODOROFF ... Fico CARRIE SCOTT ... Mrs. Mangeborn DORE DAVIDSON ... Pawnbroker WALTER CATLETT ... Medicine Show Barker Rest of cast listed alphabetically: ANITA FREMAULT |
Directed by: ALLAN DWAN ========= Writing Credits: DAVID BELASCO ... (play) PHILIP KLEIN ... (adaptation) ========= Cinematography by: WILLIAM MILLER GEORGE WEBBER ========= Film Editing by: PATRICIA ROONEY ========= Art Direction by: SAM CORSO ========= Costume Design by: EMERY J. HERRETT ========= Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: CLARENCE ELMER ... assistant director ========= Art Department: S. BAXTER ... interior decorator J.G. HORTON ... draperies AL PANCI ... scenic director ========= Additional Crew: WILLIAM FOX ... presenter |
Production Companies: Fox Film Corporation ========= Distributors: Fox Film Corporation (1927) [USA] Theatrical |
| 23 December 1927 [USA] 1928 [Austria] 1928 [Germany] 18 November 1929 [Finland] 6 January 1930 [Estonia] 18 February 1931 [Portugal] 16 August 2006 (restored version) [USA] October 2006 [Chicago International Film Festival, USA] |
CHICAGO (Comedy-Drama silent film) [1 hour 58 minutes] Based on a true crime story, the movie is about a wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart who kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her, and how she finagles her way out being convicted. Remade once as a movie, and as a Broadway musical. |
Silent Movie |
PHYLLIS HAVER ... Roxie Hart VICTOR VARCONI ... Amos Hart VIRGINIA BRADFORD ... Katie ROBERT EDESON ... William Flynn EUGENE PALLETTE ... Rodney Casley WARNER RICHMOND ... Asst. District Attorney T. ROY BARNES ... Reporter CLARENCE BURTON ... Police sergeant JULIA FAYE ... Velma MAY ROBSON ... Mrs. Morton - Matron VIOLA LOUIE ... Two Gun Rosie Rest of cast listed alphabetically: SIDNEY BRACEY ... Bill collector (uncredited) ROBERT BROWER ... Juror (uncredited) SIDNEY D'ALBROOK ... Photographer (uncredited) ROBERT DUDLEY ... Insurance agent (uncredited) JIM FARLEY ... Detective (uncredited) MAY FOSTER ... Bystander watching fight (uncredited) CHUCK HAMILTON ... Reporter (uncredited) GEORGE KUWA ... Flynn's servant (uncredited) OTTO LEDERER ... Amos' partner (uncredited) WALTER LONG ... Flynn's Thug (uncredited) JOSEPHINE NORMAN ... Jailbird (uncredited) EDWARD PEIL SR. ... Sketch Artist (uncredited) HECTOR V. SARNO ... Juryman (uncredited) |
Directed by: FRANK URSON ======== Writing Credits: MAURINE DALLAS WATKINS ... (play) LENORE J. COFFEE ... (screenplay) JOHN KRAFFT ... (titles) ======== Music by: CECIL COPPING ... (New York premiere) (uncredited) ======== Cinematography by: J. PEVERELL MARLEY ======== Film Editing by: ANNE BAUCHENS ======== Art Direction by: J.M. LEISEN ======== Set Decoration by: RAY MOYER ... (uncredited) ======== Costume Design by: ADRIAN ======== Production Management: E.O. GURNEY ... production manager ======== Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: ROY BURNS ... assistant director ======== Camera and Electrical Department: JAMES V. KING ... assistant camera (uncredited) ======== Additional Crew: CECIL B. DeMILLE ... supervisor Music by: |
Produced by: DeMille Pictures Corporation ======== Distributed by: Pathé Exchange (1927) Theatrical Flicker Alley (2010) DVD |
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