2006-08-19 18:59:39 · 7 answers · asked by Achilles 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
The Jazz Singer 1927
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2006-08-19 21:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jazz Singer 1927
2006-08-19 19:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jazz Singer released in October of 1927
2006-08-19 19:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jazz Singer released in 1927.
2006-08-19 19:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by biiscit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jazz Singer, the Nickname for these films are "talkies"
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The Jazz Singer is a 1927 U.S. movie musical notable for being the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. Released by Warner Bros., it was directed by Alan Crosland and starred Al Jolson, who sings five songs.
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While many earlier sound films had dialogue, all were short subjects. D.W. Griffith's feature Dream Street (1921) was shown in New York with a singing sequence and crowd noises, but had no dialogue. Likewise, the first Warner Bros. Vitaphone feature, Don Juan (1926), had only synchronized music and sound effects.
The Jazz Singer contains only a few minutes worth of dialogue, most of it improvised. The rest of the film's soundtrack is instrumental musical accompaniment and sound effects, with most of the dialogue presented through the standard caption cards prevalent in silent movies of the era. The songs and dialogue sequences were enough, however, to create a sensation among moviegoing audiences of the day. The movie opened on October 6, 1927 and its success demonstrated to Hollywood (and to the world) that "talkies" were profitable. However, film historian Donald Crafton writes,
In its national first-run release, The Jazz Singer did well, judged by box-office receipts and the lengths of its runs, but it was in a distant second or third tier of attractions compared to the most popular films of the day and even other Vitaphone talkies. [1]
The stage production of the show had been a hit on Broadway in 1925, as well as a second production in 1927 with George Jessel in the lead role. When Warner Bros. refused to meet Jessel's salary demands, Jessel turned the part down and Warner Bros. chose Jolson for the role. Eddie Cantor was also offered the part but turned it down.
The film opened the door to the evolution of sound film and signaled the end of the era of the silent film. The first all-talking feature Lights of New York (1928) was released in the following year by the Warner Brothers. Al Jolson made a series of movies for the Warner Brothers including the part-talkie The Singing Fool (1928), his first all-talkie Say It With Songs (1929), and his second all-talking feature which also included his first appearance in Technicolor (these color sequences have recently been restored) Mammy (1930).
The Jazz Singer is one of those selected for preservation by the American National Film Registry as culturally significant. The film was also selected by the American Film Institute as one of the best American films of all time, ranking at number ninety.
The Jazz Singer has been remade three times. A 1953 remake starred Danny Thomas and Peggy Lee, a 1959 television remake starred Jerry Lewis, and a 1980 remake starred Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Olivier.
2006-08-19 19:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by gurlieygurl2005 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson.
2006-08-19 19:10:14 · answer #6 · answered by phy333 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your asking about ones with voice, it was THE JAZZ SINGER
2006-08-19 19:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by psycmikev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋