It IS great Phil, but I always heard that WB refused to use Jessel both because he was not well enough known outside New York, and also because he was too "ethnic" (Jewish looking) and that they insisted on Jolson instead. Can you verify either story?
Bruce On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Phillip W. Ayling <mro...@earthlink.net>wrote: > ** > The upcoming Heritage Auction includes a very interesting Exhibitor Book > for Warners 1926-27. > > 2012 March 23-24 Dallas Vintage Movie Poster Auction > #7055<http://movieposters.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=7055> > Included in the photos for this auction item is something called "The Jazz > Age". Warners never made that film, (though Douglas Fairbanks appeared in a > film by that title several years later). > This Exhibitors Book actually contains Warners' first reference to theatre > owners about "The Jazz Singer" That's why it says "Title To Be Announced". > It was their hope to have songs in the movie as they were perusing > Vitaphone technology right at this time and they were trying to get > original Broadway Star Georgie Jessel (The Jazz Singer was a big hit on > Broadway in 1926) to do the film version and had to "settle" for Al Jolson. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.jpg> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
