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The jazz singer / a Warner Brothers production ; Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and the Vitaphone Corporation present ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; directed by Alan Crosland.
Van Pelt - Freedman Jewish Sound Archives VHS PS3535.A66 J32222 2000z
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- Format:
- Archive
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983--Film adaptations.
- Raphaelson, Samson.
- Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983.
- Jazz musicians--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Jazz musicians.
- Jewish singers--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Jewish singers.
- Cantors (Judaism)--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Cantors (Judaism).
- Jews, East European--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Jews, East European.
- Acculturation--United States--Drama.
- Acculturation.
- United States.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Musical films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009?]
- Language Note:
- Songs sung in English; English intertitles.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A Jewish cantor's son breaks with his family to become a popular music singer.
- Participant:
- Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland.
- Credits:
- Photography, Hal Mohr ; edited by Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra directed by Louis Silvers.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927.
- A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play.
- Local Notes:
- Freedman Archive Collection. Tape V0105.
- OCLC:
- 24648172
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