On this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927, 'The Jazz Singer' released, first film with synchronized sound
foxnews.com"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, the movie revolutionized cinema in the United States and beyond and is recognized as a landmark achievement in pop culture history. "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothing yet," said Jolson, portraying Jakie Rabinowitz, in the first words uttered in cinematic history. "When [Jolson] spoke those words on the silver screen of Warner Bros' flagship theater in New York’s Times Square, the audience became hysterical," the National Museum of American History notes. "The truth is, they hadn’t heard anything yet, at least not in the movies, and certainly not with Vitaphone synchronized dialogue and song sequences." Scene from the movie 'The Jazz Singer'' — Jolson as Jakie Rabinowitz (r.), Eugenie Besserer as Sara Rabinowitz and Warner Oland as cantor Rabinowitz.
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