| The Jazz Singer | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Samson Raphaelson (play) Frank Davis Leonard Stern Lewis Meltzer |
| Produced by | Louis F. Edelman |
| Starring | Danny Thomas Peggy Lee |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie |
| Edited by | Alan Crosland, Jr. |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (US)[1] |
The Jazz Singer is a 1952remake of the famous 1927 talking pictureThe Jazz Singer. It starsDanny Thomas,Peggy Lee, andEduard Franz, and was nominated for an Oscar for best musical score. The film follows about the same storyline as the version starringAl Jolson. It was also distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures.
As Jerry Golding, a youngKorean War veteran, scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who had hoped that Jerry would instead follow in the footsteps of six consecutive generations of cantors in their family. Sorrowfully, Cantor David Golding reads the Kaddish service, indicating that, so far as he is concerned, his son is dead. A tearful reconciliation occurs when Jerry dutifully returns to sing the "Kol Nidre" in his ailing father's absence.
| Actor | Role |
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| Danny Thomas | Jerry Golding |
| Peggy Lee | Judy Lane |
| Eduard Franz | Cantor David Golding |
| Mildred Dunnock | Mrs. Ruth Golding |
| Alex Gerry | Uncle Louis |
| Allyn Joslyn | George Miller |
| Tom Tully | McGurney |
Eduard Franz, who played the role of the aged and ailing cantor battling his son, would go on to reprise his role in thetelevision version of the story starringJerry Lewis that would be broadcast just seven years later in 1959.
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Ray Heindorf andMax Steiner | Nominated | [2] |
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