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The 1927 film ''~~'''~~The Jazz Singer~~'''~~'' tells the story of Jakie Rabinowitz (played by Al Jolson), the son of a Jewish cantor, who declines to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead, he dissembles his Jewish identity while trying to make it in the world of [[Jazz|popular music]]. Just as Jakie is about to hit the big time, his father falls ill, forcing Jakie to choose between his family and his show-biz dreams.

The 1927 film ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' tells the story of Jakie Rabinowitz (played by Al Jolson), the son of a Jewish cantor, who declines to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead, he dissembles his Jewish identity while trying to make it in the world of [[Jazz|popular music]]. Just as Jakie is about to hit the big time, his father falls ill, forcing Jakie to choose between his family and his show-biz dreams.

''The Jazz Singer'', despite its reputation as the first "talkie," is fundamentally a silent film, with an atmospheric musical backdrop, no sound effects, and dialogue on title cards. It ''does'', however, have several recorded songs which are lip-synced (with [[Hong Kong Dub|variable success]]), and during the filming/recording of one of these songs, Jolson ad-libbed a spoken intro: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Wait a minute, I tell ya! You ain't heard nothin'!" (Additionally, the film has one short synchronized dialogue scene where Jolson talks to his mother.)

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=== Tropes included in either edition of this film include: ===

* [[Artifact Title]]: Neil Diamond's character does not sing jazz.

* [[Beard of Sorrow]]: Neil Diamond version.

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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: All the Jazz Singer wants is his father's approval.

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{{examples|Parodies of the basic plot (not specific to any of the film versions) include:}}

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~~===~~ Parodies of the basic plot (not specific to any of the film versions) include: ~~===~~

* The 1936 [[Looney Tunes|Merrie Melodies]] cartoon ''[[I Love to Singa]]'', directed by [[Tex Avery]], featuring fledgling jazz singer "[[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Owl Jolson]]" rebelling against his family of traditionalist musicians.

* An ''[[SCTV]]'' sketch, guest-starring Al Jarreau, which reverses the plot in that the father expects the son to be a jazz singer like himself but the son instead becomes a cantor.

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[[Category:The Jazz Singer]]

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