The Jazz Singer Official Trailer (1927)

Рет қаралды 36,358

3 жыл бұрын

Al Jolson stars in the title role, the Jewish cantor's son who would rather sing on stage than in temple. Clashing repeatedly with his father (Warner Oland) over his desire to become a jazz singer, Jolson leaves home to pursue show business--adopting a stage name and meeting a veteran performer (May McAvoy) who brings him to a turning point in his life. Songs include "My Mammy," "Toot Toot Tootsie," and "Blue Skies."
Description provided by TCM.

Пікірлер: 53

@esmeephillips5888 Жыл бұрын

If there is one clip that sums up the crazy venturesomeness of the Roaring Twenties, this is it. Warner Brothers bet the farm on Vitaphone. Attempts at talkies had been going on for 25 years, and most studio bosses thought talkies would never amount to more than an occasional gimmick. Besides, pictures would lose the universal appeal of mime, gesture and action and the export trade would be undermined. Movies had become adept at crossing frontiers; sound would make them revert to static, stagy 'photoplays' like in the primitive early days, shackled by a big blimped camera. Maestri such as Griffith and Chaplin dreaded Sound. We can laugh at these qualms, but in 1927 Hollywood was entitled to wonder why the hell Sam, Jack and Harry Warner would want to rock the boat, forcing their customers to reequip theaters and spectators to accustom themselves to the new order. And what of the stars, if it turned out their voices disappointed their fans? Remember that wide screen, before it became accepted in the mid-1950s, had flopped in 1930. And remember that 3D has been trialed again and again, giving little but headaches. The upstarts hired the biggest name in the business to improve the odds. They won, and changed their industry from top to bottom. The Jazz Singer was not a fluke hit from a gimmick. It was the start of a revolution in the most vital art of the 20th century. America would lead the way in audio-visual as Greece had once done in philosophy, Italy in the graphic arts, England in literature, Germany in music. And all bc Benny Warner the Polish cobbler's sons were running out of dough.

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

What an incredible comment! You should publish this somewhere. I appreciate this information.

@lionelraoul 4 күн бұрын

Wonderful!

@yosefdemby8792 3 жыл бұрын

Just imagine the utter shock of the audiences who first saw this.

@defaultusername123 2 жыл бұрын

I cant imagine the excitement of seeing a movie with sound for the first time. Glad we still have old stuff like this to glimpse back to a moment in time like that

@lindapadley5806 Жыл бұрын

115 yrs+! Shows how far we have come. Lets not go backwards.

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

So this is 2042 we're in? I must be Rip van Winkle! Great comment, though. Let's Not go backwards. Seems we never learn sometimes, though. (But let's not rush things, either! 1927 was "only" 96 years ago. In 1908, even radio was still experimental. [If you were referring to when the Jazz Singer came out.])

@kohashiguchi9671 3 жыл бұрын

The screenplay writer, Samson Raphaelson, was an uncle to the director Bob Raphelson, who directed the Monkees in "Head."

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

Omg, I never heard of that movie! Now I want to look at clips on KZfaq. ("Proudly without plot.. "Trippy adventure..") I better get my tasks done first or I'll end up in the gutter: KZfaq addiction!

@Crystal-nw3mv 3 күн бұрын

@@cockeyedoptimistayour in for a ride

@COPPERSTATETREASURES Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

The pleasures are all mine! See Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer at this theater!

@TheBenzooh 3 жыл бұрын

tremendous picture

@alexanderkarayannis6425 3 жыл бұрын

An historic moment that transformed the movie industry, turned silent films into talkies, with music, sound, dialogue and that pianist charged with accompanying the action on the screen with his music was a thing of the past...Even Al Jolson didn't understand how true these words he spoke really were: "You ain't heard nothing yet!".

@TylerMcNamer 3 жыл бұрын

*"You ain't heard nothin' yet!"* It wasn't just his catchphrase as a performer, that line was for the entire film industry!

@reloda 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was the first use of autocue too, the text roll must have been massive as you can easily see the announcer's eyes tracking left to right

@hamburgareable 3 жыл бұрын

👏 👏 👏 Great picture indeed and it revolutionized the cinema forever.

@epsteinisms1483 2 жыл бұрын

It makes sense that Irving Berlin would have been there - one of his songs, "Blue Skies", is sung by Jolson in the film. My mother saw this at the Warner theater in NY. She went with her parents and three sisters. When they got there is was discovered that somebody lost a ticket on the way. An usher kindly allowed them all in as long as two of the girls could sit in the same seat. Which is what my mom did with her sister.

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

Wow!

@gregoriogarfinkelgmg1421 2 жыл бұрын

Homenaje a Al Jolson

@SilvestriChateauOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Warner Brothers. The God of Movies.

@gameworldmaster5916 Жыл бұрын

Universal has better classics!

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

@@gameworldmaster5916 Let's all agree that each studio can be equally legendary for diverse reasons.

@gameworldmaster5916 Жыл бұрын

@@TylerMcNamer yeah definitely! Personally however? Universals earlier films are much better in my opinion!

@trfjulio 3 жыл бұрын

Taken as the first film with sound syncronized to the image, but in fact the first was "The photo-drama of creation" form 1914. Its system was much better than Vitaphone.

@TylerMcNamer 3 жыл бұрын

Those folks were way ahead of their time over a hundred years ago.

@defaultusername123 2 жыл бұрын

That is a crazy piece of history. I really didn’t know about that. To think those people spent almost 8 million dollars back then to create that AND got over 9,000,000 people to see it is staggering. Wow

@foxesofautumn Жыл бұрын

That “film” is mostly clips and stills and doesn’t have speech synchronised with actor’s performance. It has a voice over which isn’t the same.

@movie_man Жыл бұрын

Monotone in Vitaphone

@julianmarsh1378 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. And I have, and I hope no one minds, that whenever I see a posting with Al Jolson, I feel obliged to mention that while many today find his use of blackface offensive, he actually did a LOT for Blacks, and this at a time when it was less than fashionable.

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

Without Jolson, we would not have entertainers of color in the spotlight today. He was a huge advocate for African American entertainers and the makeup was an act of protest.

@creepincarl Жыл бұрын

@@TylerMcNamer I wouldn't doubt he did advocate for Black people in entertainment and maybe Blacks were not offended by this but, we all see what is happening to Dave Chappelle in today's climate for his monologue on SNL. And Dave did not put on White face.

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

@@creepincarl Jolson was close friends with Cab Calloway. Really? No whiteface? That's a bummer. I love all faces of color! Neat that we still have Blue Man Group.

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

@@creepincarl I just re-watched that Chapelle SNL m monologue thanks to you: it's Hilarious and Brilliant. He got in trouble for that? But he had his little disclaimer at the beginning.. (Joke..) Well, I'm Jewish, and I did find the part about Jews in Hollywood somewhat irritating - mostly bc an Antisemitic brother of my friend had said the same line to me, only with more aversion than Dave. Chappelle is always forthright and honest. I Really adore him: besides his hilarity, I've found him to be a life-saver with the reasonableness of his views. And he didn't Really "go there" about the Hollywood/Jews thing. But it still was annoying: it Implied certain things, and the problem is, so what? Of course there are a lot of Jewish people there. Jews tend to live in large metropolitan areas anyway: what are we going to do, live in Mississippi where they think Jews eat Christian babies and use their blood for ritual purposes (puke!) That's not even Kosher, for one thing! [Joke, again.] - Well I didn't intend to delve into this subject and don't have time. Not even sure what my point was; I was surprised at first to hear Dave got in trouble for that SNL monologue (or: what did "happen to him", as you put it? (Answers are Not required! KZfaq is a time-suck!)) But then I realized it was slightly offensive. Maybe not. Maybe, though, I'm starting to see how the trans community might be feeling. Dave is honest, though. No-one should be pilloried for being honest and not just going along with p.c. things for the sake of getting along. And he didn't criticize Jews - just stated a fact. What's bothersome is, so what? Why say it unless you're Implying something: to wit, poor character on the part of an entire people. A "problem". What? I mean, is there a problem? Is something wrong happening? Are Jews stealing things? Are they - what? I don't quite get the implication. There is talent, there is ambition: and? Oh well, I Really didn't intend to write like this, I can't afford the time or the physically unhealthy aspects, so, g'day and cheers! (Your "whiteface" remark was funny, and I was Thinking, what if Black people did whiteface: just rubbed white face-paint on in similar way..)

@TylerMcNamer 6 ай бұрын

@@cockeyedoptimista "Just shut up and love." That's my motto.

@fever1801 2 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is horrifying LMAO

@TylerMcNamer 2 жыл бұрын

The film itself is quite tragic. Based on the true story of Asa Yoelson; Also known as Al Jolson.

@raptorfromthe6ix833 Жыл бұрын

How’d you find this

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

I found The Jazz Singer movie at my local library and one of the special features include the trailer.

@atkojak 2 жыл бұрын

Neat

@l_cflannigan9433 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you find this?

@TylerMcNamer 3 жыл бұрын

A Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) copy of The Jazz Singer.

@atkojak 2 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me what the announcement guys name is?? I assume he’s famous as I’ve heard his voice before. Thanks in advance

@snowbird5381 Жыл бұрын

He is John Miljan, an actor.

@jean-frederic-pascalgoddar9801 Жыл бұрын

The presenter seems a tad sedated.

@TylerMcNamer Жыл бұрын

*JUST SAY YES TO DRUGS!*

@leoguerra4516 Жыл бұрын

Morphine and Cocaine drops Bayer all Legal

@cockeyedoptimista 6 ай бұрын

@@leoguerra4516 Wow.

@EmiliaRudnicka-jn5pn 2 ай бұрын

Its original intro to first movie? Look little demonic

@TylerMcNamer 2 ай бұрын

It is just the trailer. Not the introduction.