

NR · 96 min
The Jazz Singer
Directed by Alan Crosland
Starring Al Jolson, May McAvoy
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...
Release
Oct 6, 1927
Budget
$422K
Breakeven
$1.1M(2.5x)
Gross
$2,600,000
Profit
$1,545,000
Hear him sing Mammy, Toot Toot Tootsie, My Gal Sal, Mother I Still Have You.
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.
Release
Oct 6, 1927
Budget
$422K
Breakeven
$1.1M(2.5x)
Gross
$2,600,000
Profit
$1,545,000
NR · 96 min