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Not Seen Since Its Original Broadcast
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Rare Television Treasure Available on DVD Feb. 7th=20
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LOS ANGELES =97 Feb. 1=2C 2012 =97 For Immediate Release =97 Celebrating th=
e extraordinary=2C 80-year career of an iconic show business legend=2C The =
Jazz Singer comes to DVD Feb. 7 from Inception Media Group.
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The groundbreaking physical comedy of Jerry Lewis has earned him the monike=
r =93The King of Comedy.=94 First on stage at the age of five=2C Jerry perf=
ormed alongside his parents in Vaudeville and later left high school to emb=
ark on a career of comedic pantomime. His meteoric rise to fame began in 19=
46 after teaming with partner Dean Martin =85 and the rest is history.
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While the vast majority of Lewis=92 extraordinary body of work is readily a=
vailable=2C The Jazz Singer =96 a rare dramatic performance by Lewis=2C pro=
duced as a special for NBC=92s Lincoln-Mercury Startime TV series =96 has n=
ever been rebroadcast or distributed in any home format since its original =
1959 airing.=20
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Included are the transfer of a B&W kinescope of the broadcast and an extrem=
ely rare video recording=2C one of the earliest surviving examples of color=
 television. True entertainment history from Lewis=92 personal archives=2C =
digitally transferred and remastered from original video and audio recordin=
gs as well as the kinescope.=20
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In this tribute to the 1927 Al Jolson film classic=2C Cantor Rabinowitz (Ed=
uard Franz=2C The Ten Commandments=2C Hatari!) is upset that son Joey (Lewi=
s) has no interest in becoming a cantor in the synagogue=2C a family tradit=
ion for five generations. Worse yet=2C he=92s left home to pursue a career =
as a jazz singer and comedian =85 no laughing matter to his father. After s=
truggling for years=2C Joey is about to get his big break. But when the can=
tor suddenly falls gravely ill=2C Joey grapples with filling in for his ail=
ing father =85 or seizing the opportunity to be a star. =20
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Also featuring Molly Picon=2C one of silent film=92s biggest stars in the =
=9220s=2C she made a successful transition into talkies (including roles in=
 such classics as Fiddler on the Roof) and performed into the =9280s=3B Ann=
a Maria Alberghetti=2C the musical Italian bombshell launched on the Americ=
an screen by Paramount in 1950=3B and Alan Reed=2C the burly character who =
appeared in such classics as Breakfast at Tiffany=92s=2C but was best known=
 as the cartoon voice of Fred Flintstone.
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To quote Jolson in the original movie=2C =93You ain=92t seen nothing yet!=
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The Jazz Singer is presented in full screen with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 =
and Dolby Digital 1.0.  Bonus feature includes behind-the scenes photo gall=
ery.
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The Jazz Singer
Inception Media Group
Genre:  Classic Television/Drama
Not Rated
Format:  DVD Only
Running Time:  Approx. 60 Minutes=20
Suggested Retail Price:  $14.98
Pre-Order Date:  January 3=2C 2012
Street Date:  February 7=2C 2012
Catalog #:  IMG1044DVDUPC Code:  #815300010365 		 	   		  =