The Jazz Singer (1952 film)

The Jazz Singer
Original movie poster
Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Written by	Samson Raphaelson 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.
Release date	December 30, 1952 (1952-12-30)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million (US)

The Jazz Singer is a 1952 remake of the famous 1927 talking picture The Jazz Singer. It starred Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee and Eduard Franz, and was nominated for an Oscar for best musical score. The film follows about the same storyline as the version starring Al Jolson. It was also distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plot summary

As Jerry Golding (a young Korean 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.

Production

Eduard Franz, who played the role of the aged and ailing cantor battling his son, would go on to reprise his role in the television version of the story starring Jerry Lewis that would be broadcast just seven years later, in 1959.

Main cast

Actor	Role
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

External links

• The Jazz Singer at IMDb
• The Jazz Singer at AllMovie