On this day in 1927, The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, premiered in New York City, Debuting the sound era of motion pictures.
And, what were the first words uttered on the motion picture screen?
Al Jolson as Jack Robin: “Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Wait a minute, I tell ya! You ain't heard nothin'! You wanna hear "Toot, Toot, Tootsie"? All right, hold on, hold on...” • [then he walks back to one of the band members]
Jack Robin: “Lou, listen. Play "Toot, Toot, Tootsie", three chorus, you understand. In the third chorus, I whistle. Now give it to 'em hard and heavy, go right ahead.”
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| Al Jolson and May McAvoy in a scene from the first “talkie” movie The Jazz Singer. |
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