Some creators still want audiences to focus on what they see and hear on screen, not what their characters say. Here are a ...

Upon receiving a copy of Richard Bernstein’s “Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer,” I thought: He wouldn’t say ...

This increased to 110 million by 1929. The increase was partly due to the development of audio films in 1927, with Al Jolson starring in The Jazz Singer (1927) marking the beginning of the era of ...

Al Jolson turned personal family drama into the grist for his star turn in “The Jazz Singer.” Review by Gary Giddins Read the ...