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Old Ass Musicals: The Jazz Singer (1927)

Features By Scott Beggs on September 12, 2010 | Be the First To Comment

Every Sunday in September, Film School Rejects will present a musical that was made before you were born and tell you why you should like it. This week, Old Ass Musicals presents the story of a young Jewish man struggling between his career and his family who revolutionizes Hollywood by speaking to the audience for the first time. It’s Al Jolson as The Jazz Singer.

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