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The Jazz Singer and the Birth of the “Talkies” On 6 October 1927, Warner Bros. made movie industry history with the premiere of its motion picture The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson and credited with being the first “talkie”. This film threw the Hollywood industry into total chaos, with the major studios scrambling to meet the public demand for talkies: a craze that many, including Charlie Chaplin, thought would die out. Was it the film itself, or the novelty of a “talkie” that created such a stir? The Jazz Singer is the story of Jakie Rabinowitz (played by Al Jolson), a talented young Jewish singer, and son of a cantor in New York. Rather than following in the tradition of his father, grandfather and great grandfather as a cantor chanting hymns in the synagogue, Jakie yearns to become a popular Broadway singer. Estranged from his father, he nonetheless does become successful, but on the eve of Warner Bros., and that is still remembered today. Motion picture technology had developed around the turn of the 20th century in Germany, France and Italy, with America far behind.
Approximate Word count = 719
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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