Tag: The Jazz Singer

Blu-ray Review: The Jazz Singer (1927)

In August of 1926, the Warner Brothers introduced Vitaphone—an analog sound-on-disc system—with the release of their silent film Don Juan. While there was no dialogue, the movie had been retrofitted with a symphonic musical score and sound effects.  While Don…

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The Jazz Singer (1959)

DVD Review: Jerry Lewis As The Jazz Singer (1959)

Emmy Award-winning television director Ralph Nelson draws a dynamic and powerful performance out of the infamous Jerry Lewis in this remake of Alan Jolson’s 1927 The Jazz Singer. Originally broadcast in 1959, this re-release of the made-for-TV rendition of the…

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