Cantor Rabinowitz is concerned and upset because his son Jakie shows so little interest in carrying on the family's traditions and heritage. For five generations, men in the family have been cantors in the synagogue, but Jakie is more interested in jazz and ragtime music. One day, they have such a bitter argument that Jakie leaves home for good. After a few years on his own, now calling himself Jack Robin, he gets an important opportunity through the help of well-known stage performer Mary Dale. But Jakie finds that in order to balance his career, his relationship with Mary, and his memories of his family, he will be forced to make some difficult choices. 《爵士歌王》电影剧本。源于偶然的第一部有声电影|他们让电影更好听。灵魂歌者的黑色幽默。Un Spectacle unique。从犹太研究的角度来简单解读一下这部片子。關於有聲電影的電影。《爵士歌手（The Jazz Singer）》：左右为难（AFI100 TOP 090）。Issues of Race and Ethnicity in The Jazz Singer。For those whose faces are turned toward the past,the years roll by unheeded,their lives unchanged.。 剧情描述一个犹太拉比的儿子一心想成为百老汇明星，唱歌跳舞。此举遭到家长的强烈反对。他们只想让他成为犹太教仪式中的领唱。但是深深热爱爵士乐的儿子一心只想唱流行歌曲……多年后，背井离乡，更名改姓的他终于登上了舞台，在旧金山的夜店酒吧里，他实现了自己的理想，成了一名爵士歌手。 第一部有声片，但其中只有很少几段对白，但足以让当年的观众大吃一惊。这部影片使歌舞喜剧演员乔尔森(Al Jolson)大享盛名，并彻底改变整个电影业的轨迹。曾多次重拍，1980年版由尼尔·戴蒙和劳伦斯·奥利弗主演。
