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Auction History Result 9e844 JAZZ SINGER video poster R80s cool artwork of Al Jolson in blackface! Date Sold 7/10/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1980s) Re-Release Vintage Folded Video Rental Store Poster (measures 17 1/2" x 36" [44 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) The Jazz Singer, the classic 1927 Alan Crosland musical biography ("Warner Bros. Supreme Triumph"; "Based upon the play by Samson Raphaelson as produced on the spoken stage by Lewis & Gordon and Sam H. Harris") starring Al Jolson (as Jakie Rabinowitz/Jack Robin), May McAvoy, Warner Oland (as Cantor Rabinowitz), Eugenie Besserer (as Sara Rabinowitz, Jolson's mother), Otto Lederer (as Moisha Yudelson), Robert Gordon (as the young Jakie Rabinowitz), Cantor Joseff Rosenblatt (a real life Cantor who was hired to perform the service in the movie), and Myrna Loy (in an early uncredited role!). Note that this movie is justifiably famous as the first "all talking" movie (even though it was only partially a talkie). Al Jolson was well known as "the world's greatest entertainer", and Samson Raphaelson loosely based his source stage play on Jolson's own life, and George Jessel played the lead on Broadway. When Warner Brothers went to make the first "talking picture" (the movie is widely referred to as the "first talking picture", although it was not "all talking"), they felt that "The Jazz Singer" with its music and strong dramatic content would make a perfect choice, but they went with Jolson in the lead role instead of Jessel. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: This video poster measures 17 1/2" x 36" [44 x 91 cm] and was for the video release of this movie, not the theatrical release. Note that this poster was folded across the middle at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. There are light stains throughout the poster from exposure to moisture and there are some scuff marks and minor creases scattered throughout. Learn More about condition grades 
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