The Jazz Singer was the first feature length film with spoken dialog as part of the dramatic action. Set in the 1920s, it deals with the elemental conflicts underlying a precise historical moment for the first-generation Jew in America--sacred versus profane, Jew versus Gentile, ascetic versus libertine, deprivation versus economic promise, immobility versus displacement.
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The Jazz Singer was the first feature length film with spoken dialog as part of the dramatic action. Set in the 1920s, it deals with the elemental conflicts underlying a precise historical moment for the first-generation Jew in America--sacred versus profane, Jew versus Gentile, ascetic versus libertine, deprivation versus economic promise, immobility versus displacement.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0299076601. First edition. About fine in like dust jacket. (Light shelf wear to jacket. ) SIGNED on neatly tipped-in cards by cast members: May McAvoy, William Demarest, Roscoe Karns, Myrna Loy & Audrey Ferris.
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Very Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. Very good with slightly bumped top corners. No markings, no bookplate. In fair dust jacket which has considerable rubbing, some short edge tears, creases and a small chip near top edge of rear panel. Continuity script and a considerable number of supplementary essays on Vitaphone and the making of the film.
