"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s standards, ...

Al Jolson-- Complicated indeed is the world of DVD marketing today. For example, Warner Bros. is creating a series of DVDs called Archive Collection. Many films that have never appeared on disc will ...

Movie heralded the end of the silent film era and the advent of talkies Story of a young Jewish boy who defies father to sing popular music inspired by star%27s own story New three-disc set comes with ...

Al Jolson wasn't the first choice to star in "The Jazz Singer," even though it was inspired by a Jolson concert and is partially based on his life story. But when the actor chosen for the lead role, ...

The 1930 movie musical “Mammy" is an important -- if almost shockingly racially insensitive -- piece in the canon of the legendary Al Jolson's career. “Mammy" stars “The World's Greatest Entertainer" ...

The Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo hosts an Al Jolson Film Festival this weekend to celebrate the “World’s Greatest Entertainer,” which he was dubbed in the 1930s, birthday. “The Jazz Singer” will ...