04577cgm a2200673 i 4500 623526130 TxAuBib 20190222120000.0 d 070725s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781419856228 $39.92 1419856227 $39.92 012569798892 79889 Warner Home Video (OCoLC)156980173 TEFMT eng rda TEFMT JBL JAO WCM RBN VRC OCLCQ TEF OCLCA HVC JED OCLCQ TxAuBib rda eng eng fre spa eng The Jazz Singer / A Warner Bros. Pictures production ; [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and the Vitaphone Corporation ; adaptation, Alfred A. Cohn ; directed by Alan Crosland. Three-disc deluxe edition ; [80th anniversary. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007] 3 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([16] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.) tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson's play. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927. Special features: Disc 1: New digital transfer and refurbished soundtrack; commentary by Ron Hutchinson, founder of The Vitaphone Projects and Nighthawks Bandleader Vince Giordano; vintage Al Jolson short films, radio show adaptation and movie trailer gallery; classic homage cartoon "I love to sing" ; Disc 2: "The dawn of sound: how the movies learned to talk" new feature-length documentary; surviving sound excerpts from 1929's "Gold diggers of Broadway;" studio shorts from or celebrating the early sound era ; Disc 3: Over 3 1/2 hours worth of rare, historic Vitaphone comedy and music shorts starring the greats of Vaudeville and the early sound era, many recently recovered and restored after being lost. Special features accompanied by: 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards; 12-page Vitaphone program; 20-page souvenir program; 4 page theater Herald; 16 page book with vintage document reproductions and DVD features guide; post-premiere telegram from Al Jolson to Jack Warner. (Reproductions available upon request at the Library.) Photography, Hal Mohr ; editor, Harold McCord ; musical score and Vitaphone orchestra director, Louis Silvers. Al Jolson, Mary McAvoy, Warner Oland. Jakie Rabinowitz is the son of a Jewish cantor. Turning his back on family tradition, Jakie transforms himself into cabaret-entertainer Jack Robin. When Jack comes home to visit his parents, he is warmly greeted by his mother, but is given the cold-shoulder by his father, who feels that Jack is a traitor to his heritage by singing jazz music. On the eve of his biggest show business triumph, Jack receives word that his father is dying. Out of respect, Jack forgoes his opening night to attend Atonement services at the temple and sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place. Not rated. DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. 20190222. English dialogue, English, French, and Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Jazz musicians New York (State) New York Drama. Jewish singers New York (State) New York Drama. Cantors (Judaism) New York (State) New York Drama. Jews, East European New York (State) New York Drama. Acculturation United States Drama. Músicos de jazz Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Nueva York Teatro. Cantantes Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Nueva York Teatro. Musical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Cohn, Alfred A., 1880-1951. Crosland, Alan, 1894-1936. Jolson, Al, 1886-1950. McAvoy, May, 1901-1984. Oland, Warner, 1880-1938. Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974. Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954. Raphaelson, Samson, 1896-1983 Jazz singer. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967). Vitaphone Corp. Warner Home Video (Firm). Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927.) Gold diggers of Broadway (Motion picture.) TXKPL