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A program guide for the Al Jolson film, The Jazz Singer. The Jazz Singer premiered on February 2, 1929 at the Athenaeum in Collins Street with the by-line, see and hear the only talking drama in Melbourne - smashing all known records, including the longest run for any film in Melbourne, 18 weeks

Program - Courtesy of the CATHS Library

The Jazz Singer was released in 1927, and was the first sound feature film. It created immense interest and was screened to huge audiences around the world. It started the rush for the industry to convert to the production of “talkies”. The Jazz Singer is considered to be a landmark film in the history of the cinema.

On the rear cover is a advertisement for Brunswick Records promoting Jolson’s songs from both The Jazz Singer and The Singing Fool (1929)

Contributed from Greg Lynch -