MASTER PICTURE NEWS
“THE JAZZ SINGER” Now and then along comes a moving picture that is out of the ordinary and distinctly worth while. Such a picture is Al Jolson’s “The Jazz Singer.” This is the great musical comedy star ’s first appearance in the movies. And, it is his greatest hit. The effect of his presence is volcanic, emotional in the extreme, moving audiences to frantic applause and tears and laughter. “The Jazz Singer” i s the story of Jolson’s own life, for he. too, like the Jack Robin of the play, ran away from an orthodox home when a boy, to follow thp lure of the stage, and, like Jack, won fame and fortune on Broadway. When on the heights, the boy’s soul is torn between love for the stage and for the lady of the stage, who has made possible his success, and love for the humble parents whose hearts still long for his return. The cast is worthy of the star, which is saying a great deal. Dainty May McAvoy plays brilliantly the part of the toe dancing lady who changed the course of his life. Warner Oland gives a magnificent portrayal of the father, for whose sake he returns to the Ghetto in the hour of his triumph. Others in the cast are Eugenie Besserer as the mother, Bobbie Gordon as the jazz singer when a boy, and Otto Lederer, Richard Tucker. Nat Carr, William Demarest, Anclers Randolf and Will Walling.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 82, 6 April 1929, Page 15 (Supplement)
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