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Warner Bros. received an honorary Oscar for "The Jazz Singer" at the first Academy Awards in 1929. The Academy recognized the film as "the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has ...
Director Leslie Iwerks has delved into how she chose to approach the use of blackface in Warner Bros’ groundbreaking film The Jazz Singer in her new documentary, 100 Years of Warner Bros.. It ...
A few years later, Warner Bros. released “The Jazz Singer,” one of the first hit films to have synchronized sound and music, and firmly established itself as one of the top studios in Hollywood.
Warner Bros. celebrates its centennial milestone on April 4, ... in the 1926 film Don Juan, and then in two scenes from one of the first “talkies,” 1927’s The Jazz Singer, ...
The Jazz Singer Production: Warner Brothers production and release. With Vitaphone synchronization. Starring Al Jolson. Featuring May McAvoy and Warner Oland.
In the wake of “The Jazz Singer” — and its famous promise, “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet” — Warner Bros.’ competitors had no choice but to embrace sound and race to catch up.
Warner Bros. launched in 1923 and became a culture-shaping force in the American film industry four years later when it released "The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with synchronized sound.
Warner Bros. launched in 1923 and became a culture-shaping force in the American film industry four years later when it released "The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with synchronized sound.