Review of The Jazz Singer (1927) by Mordaunt Hall for New York Times — 25 Mar 2006
The Vitaphoned songs and some dialogue have been introduced most adroitly. This in itself is an ambitious move, for in the expression of song the Vitaphone vitalizes the production enormously. The dialogue is not so effective, for it does not always catch the nuances of speech or inflections of the voice so that one is not aware of the mechanical features.
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This review of The Jazz Singer (1927) was written by Mordaunt Hall and published by New York Times on 25 Mar 2006.
The Jazz Singer has generally received mixed reviews.
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