The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer (1959)

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

Date of release
1959-10-13
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music, TV Movie
Director
Ralph Nelson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Jazz Singer

"The Jazz Singer" is a filmed adaptation of Samson Raphaelson's 1925 play of the same title, starring Jerry Lewis. It was broadcast on October 13, 1959, as the second episode of the American television anthology series Ford Startime on NBC.

Production

The Jazz Singer was produced on color videotape and aired as a one-hour episode of the short-lived TV series Lincoln-Mercury Startime (aka Ford Startime). It was preserved on black & white kinescope film. It has never been rebroadcast on NBC.

Eduard Franz, who played the role of the aged and ailing cantor battling his son, had played the same role in the 1952 theatrical film version of the story starring Danny Thomas.

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