The Jazz Singer
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The Jazz Singer may refer to:
- The Jazz Singer (play), a 1925 Broadway play
- The Jazz Singer (1927 film)The Jazz Singer (1927 film)The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Produced by Warner Bros. with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system,...
, a film version of the play, and the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences - The Jazz Singer (1952 film)The Jazz Singer (1952 film)The Jazz Singer is a 1952 remake of the famous 1927 talking picture, The Jazz Singer. It starred Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, and Eduard Franz and was nominated for an Oscar in 1953. The film follows about the same storyline as the version starring Al Jolson. It was also distributed by Warner Bros...
, the 1952 remake - The Jazz Singer (1959 film)The Jazz Singer (1959 film)The Jazz Singer is a 1959 adaptation of Samson Raphaelson's play of the same name, starring Jerry Lewis. It was produced as an episode of the NBC television series, Startime and was broadcast on October 13, 1959.-Plot:...
, the 1959 TV remake - The Jazz Singer (1980 film)The Jazz Singer (1980 film)The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical remake of the 1927 classic The Jazz Singer. It starred Neil Diamond, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Lucie Arnaz and was co-directed by Richard Fleischer and Sidney J...
, the 1980 remake - The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)The Jazz Singer (soundtrack)The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as soundtrack album to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer. The soundtrack was released in November 1980 originally on Capitol Records. EMI Films produced the film...
, the 1980 remake's soundtrack - The Jazz Singer (musical), musical productions based on the 1927 film