1st watch 8/20/2005 4 out of 10 ( dir crosland and alan ) represent sappy introduction to sound from warner brother and al jolson . the movie make a lot of money for the studio and give people the first opportunity to see what sound could be like in the movie . there be actually only one talk scene with sound but also a few musical performance by jolson and cantor josef rosenblatt . these scene in itself be monumental to film and the movie have a part in the world of cinema because of this . a for the movie and it very heavy laden with sappiness and schmaltz a the son of the cantor have to decide between sing for the church or take his show on the road to broadway . it take a long long time for him to make a decision and the viewer can not help but yell back at the screen and come on just make up your mind one way or the other and please . the religious family lay on the guilt a his father become ill and and the girlfriend and broadway show director lay their side of the argument on heavy as well . a an entertainment piece and it nice to see jolson especially do his classic mamy near the end but the entire movie would have be well a a video collection . oops and i guess we would have to wait another half a decade or so for that and by then both of the singer from this movie be long go and too bad it would have at least be interest . the movie make a lot of money for the studio and give people the first opportunity to see what sound could be like in the movie . there be actually only one talk scene with sound but also a few musical performance by jolson and cantor josef rosenblatt . these scene in itself be monumental to film and the movie have a part in the world of cinema because of this . a for the movie and it very heavy laden with sappiness and schmaltz a the son of the cantor have to decide between sing for the church or take his show on the road to broadway . it take a long long time for him to make a decision and the viewer can not help but yell back at the screen and come on just make up your mind one way or the other and please . the religious family lay on the guilt a his father become ill and and the girlfriend and broadway show director lay their side of the argument on heavy as well . a an entertainment piece and it nice to see jolson especially do his classic mamy near the end but the entire movie would have be well a a video collection . oops and i guess we would have to wait another half a decade or so for that and by then both of the singer from this movie be long go and too bad it would have at least be interest .