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 in 1953. The film follows about the same storyline as the version starring Al Jolson. It was also distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. As Jerry Golding scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who had hoped that Jerry would follow in his footsteps. 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.
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| Release date: | 1952 |
| Directed by: | Michael Curtiz |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Music by: | Max Steiner, Ray Heindorf |
| Screenplay by: | Lewis Meltzer, Leonard B. Stern, Frank Davis |
| Adapted from: | The Jazz Singer |
| Genre: | Musical |