This Day in History: October 6th- The Jazz Singer

This Day in History: October 6th- The Jazz Singer:

When the film “The Jazz Singer” was released on October 6, 1927, it was the end of one era and the dawn of another. While not a “talkie” in the true sense, it sounded the death knell for the silent picture. You see, despite being known as the first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer” is really nothing more than a silent movie interspersed with a few musical numbers, some improvised lines from the film’s oft’ misinterpreted star Al Jolson (see: Al Jolson: Hero or Villain?), and a bit of scripted dialogue.