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.
Cast
Al Jolson
Jakie Rabinowitz
May McAvoy
Mary Dale
Warner Oland
Cantor Rabinowitz
Eugenie Besserer
Sara Rabinowitz
Otto Lederer
Moisha Yudelson
Robert Gordon
Young Jakie Rabinowitz
Richard Tucker
Harry Lee
Yossele Rosenblatt
Cantor Rosenblatt
William Demarest
Buster Billings (uncredited)
John Miljan
Host (uncredited)
Roscoe Karns
Agent (uncredited)
Anders Randolf
Dillings (uncredited)
Walter Rodgers
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
Will Walling
Doctor (uncredited)
Ena Gregory
(uncredited)
Nat Carr
Levi (uncredited)
Ernest Belcher
Choreographer (uncredited)
Neely Edwards
Dance Director (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Holmes
Moey (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jane Arden
Small Part (uncredited)
Ty Parvis
Boy Singer (uncredited)
Fred Warren
Pianist (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden
Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Violet Bird
(uncredited)
Joseph Green
(uncredited)
Claire Delmar
(uncredited)
Seymour Kupper
(uncredited)
Mary Grace Larsen
(uncredited)
Margaret Oliver
(uncredited)
Marie Stapleton
(uncredited)
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