The Jazz Singer (1959)
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Director: Ralph Nelson
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Jerry Lewis as Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz |
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Anna Maria Alberghetti as Ginny Gibson |
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Eduard Franz as Cantor Morris Rabinowitz |
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Molly Picon as Sarah Rabinowitz |
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Alan Reed as Nathan Gittleson |
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Joey Faye as Tony De Santos |
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Barry Gordon as Larry |
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Del Moore as Harry Lee |
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Robert Hutton as Television Director |
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Phil Arnold as Messenger |
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Sid Cassel as Dr. Miller |
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Bob Duggan as Stage Manager |
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Dorain Grusman as Marilyn |
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Frances Weintraub Lax as Ida |
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Louise Vincent as Rosalie |
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Oliver Crawford as Moe |
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Hal Smith as Laughing man in nightclub (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ralph Nelson | Director |
| Writing | Oliver Crawford | Writer |
| Production | Ernest D. Glucksman | Producer |
| Production | Marshall Katz | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Samson Raphaelson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Ernest D. Glucksman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Ralph Nelson | Adaptation |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Music Director |
| Art | E. Jay Krause | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sy Devore | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Aghayan | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Abraham Binder | Songs |
| Writing | Abraham Binder | Lyricist |
| Writing | Jack Brooks | Lyricist |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Songs |
| Crew | Jack Bunch | Choreographer |
| Production | Charles Baldour | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Morley | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Bud Wilkins | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Bob Jensen | Sound |