Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer,
Plot: A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Jerry Lewis in The Jazz Singer (1959)
In the 1950s, after he broke up with long-time partner Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis made a string of very successful comedies built around his, shall we say, distinct comic persona. Jerry’s schtick was a mixture of elaborate, agile physical […]