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Auction History Result 9r766 JAZZ SINGER LC '27 Al Jolson w/ 7 sexy girls, great image of him singing Mammy in blackface! Date Sold 8/20/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 10" x 13 1/4" [25 x 34 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. Important Added Info: Note that this lobby card has been trimmed and it now measures 10" x 13 1/4" [25 x 34 cm]. Condition: good. Someone trimmed off the blank borders. In the bottom border, they also trimmed off an uneven line that was under the title, and a tiny bit of the bottom of the "R" of "SINGER". Otherwise, the card is in surprisingly nice condition, and it never had any restoration. Any talented restorer could certainly replace the missing borders (and the line described above), and after proper restoration, the card will look fantastic (although I can certainly imagine many people just displaying this exactly as it is). Learn More about condition grades 
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