
The Jazz Singer
1927


“His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.”
70 votes
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Director
Richard FleischerStreaming availability for India
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Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13.0M
Revenue
$27.1M
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Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks) to pursue a recording contract. He does not return home and instead quickly takes up with his agent, Molly, who he moves in with after telling his wife that he no longer wants a life as a canter. He shows no emotion toward her or anything that is meaningful to her. After his father discovers that Jess is living with another woman and is divorcing his wife, his father disowns him. Jess cannot seem to connect with any…
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