The Jazz Singer (1927)

Hailed as the first "talkie", released on this date back in 1927, we give you the ........




IMDB.com Entry on The Jazz Singer (1927):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018037/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer

This film was remade three times.  

Once with Danny Thomas in 1952:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1952_film)

The 1980 remake with Neil Diamond:

And this little 1959 TV-Movie gem starring none other than Jerry Lewis:

Of course none of these remakes can match the original's stamp on film history, but it is interesting to see how the story and concept evolved differently with each remake, either culturally or as a piece of film aesthetics. Enjoy! - Phil