Cinematic background from The Jazz Singer 1927 - 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.

The Jazz Singer

1927

Drama, Music, Musical

Directors:
Alan Crosland
Writers:
Samson Raphaelson, Alfred A. Cohn, Jack Jarmuth
Official poster of The Jazz Singer 1927 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of people waiting at a train station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a man on a stage singing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – Two men are talking to each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man wearing a neck tie and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man and a younger woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man and a younger woman embracing; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man in a suit and tie standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older woman wearing a black hat and a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man in a suit and tie playing the piano; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man in a suit and tie holding a microphone in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man walking down a street with a man in a hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A young man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old man in a black suit is singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A woman wearing a hat with a feather in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a woman in a plaid dress with a group of men; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man wearing a hat and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man in a suit singing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a headpiece; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man sitting on top of a piece of luggage writing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An audience watching a man on a stage singing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of people waiting at a train station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man wearing a hat and writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man with a beard wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man wearing a suit and a hat is looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – Two men in suits and hats talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a man wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – Two men in suits and hats are looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man and woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older woman and a young man in formal wear; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man and a woman kiss on the cheek of another man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man and a woman on a stage with a crowd watching; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A young man is looking at something in his hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man standing on a stage in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old man with a long beard wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man and two women wearing hats and suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man in a suit and hat talking to another man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old man with a beard and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An old photo of a man writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black - and - white photo of a man holding a cat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – An older woman with a long veil over her head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A young boy wearing a hat and a button up shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A man in a suit standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man in a robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Jazz Singer” (1927), directed by Alan Crosland – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, High angle