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By J. Scott F (46) on 12 Jul 2013

Very schmaltzy and predictable (and a little racist with the black face), but still entertaining and historically significant…

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By Warren M (210) on 19 Jun 2013

Despite the black face it's a good film…

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By Joe H (1,381) on 27 Feb 2013

The Jazz Singer is widely hailed as the first sound film, but it's really more accurate to describe it as a silent film (complete with intertitles)…

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By Rainer K (444) on 27 Feb 2013

The Jazz Singer is widely hailed as the first sound film, but it's really more accurate to describe it as a silent film (complete with intertitles)…

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By David E (805) on 06 Feb 2013

The one film that gave (partial) sound. The one film that featured (partial) talking…

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By Calvin C (583) on 10 Nov 2012

Minusta tää on kyllä melkosen dorka leffa jopa 20-luvun standardeilla…

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By Alex W (1,471) on 14 Oct 2012

I guess black face is supposed to be really offensive but its just goofy to me. old timey songs do not hold up. not a bad story…

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By Tova B (3) on 01 Aug 2012

To many this was labelled the first ever sound film.... it isn't.... but for most mainstream audiences it was…

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By Gary L (182) on 29 Jun 2012

It's not just the first movie in history with sound, it's a gripping experience about losing and regaining family over a career achievement…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 23 Jun 2012

The first sound movie has actually only five minutes of sound in it, despite the film being 90 minutes long…

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By Eric J (681) on 26 Apr 2012

The first talkie was surprisingly well-made for 1927. Interesting picture that was part-talkie, part-silent…

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By Chris D (2,215) on 23 Feb 2012

There's something positively electric when he first hear Al Jolson belt out Dirty Hands, Dirty Face, the first minutes of synchronized sound…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 21 Feb 2012

The Jazz Singer is not a good picture artistically, but it's historically significant and Al Johnson is truly entertaining…

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By Brandon W (1,786) on 28 Jan 2012

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see Michel Hazanavicius' lovable The Artist, a film about a silent film actor's fall from stardom as Hollywood…

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By Jonny P (816) on 04 Nov 2011

It's not perfect, but it is a landmark that remains very moving…

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By Alexander D (349) on 10 Sep 2011

Starring Al Jolson as the title character, THE JAZZ SINGER is much more than just the first full-length feature with sound…

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By Dean T (84) on 10 Sep 2011

Starring Al Jolson as the title character, THE JAZZ SINGER is much more than just the first full-length feature with sound…

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By Anastasia A (30) on 02 Sep 2011

It was just plain terrible even if it was historically important…

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By Allegra S (12) on 02 Sep 2011

It was just plain terrible even if it was historically important…

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By Sean B (586) on 14 May 2011

The story of the Cantors son touches everybody. Mammy was unbelievably performed…

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