The Jazz Singer
1928
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Alan Crosland. Frederick Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer (1927) and the first feature movie with sychronization soundtrack, Don Juan (1926).
Alan Crosland (1894-1936) was a director who made the first sound film, The Jazz Singer (1927), for Warner Brothers. He also directed historical dramas, musicals and comedies, and worked with stars like Al Jolson, John Barrymore and Dolores Costello.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- August 10, 1894
- Alan Crosland
- July 16, 1936
Dec 23, 2017 · The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. As the first feature-length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score, but also lip-s...
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Jan 6, 2002 · Crosland, Alan, Jr. Director, Film Editor Alan Crosland Jr., a prominent Motion Picture and Television Director and Film Editor, died quietly December 18, 2001 in his home in Palm Desert, CA. Born Fre
Dec 29, 2019 · Read my review illustrated by further excerpts at: http://www.acinemahistory.com/2019/12/the-jazz-singer-1927.htmlOften presented as the first talking film, ...
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Alan Crosland. The Jazz Singer. 1927. The Jazz Singer is widely believed to be the first sound film, despite clear and overwhelming evidence to the contrary; it was, however, the first film with a synchronized music and vocal track to truly capture the public imagination, ushering in the sound revolution. The story is a fairly trite melodrama ...
The Jazz Singer. The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated sequences).
