The First Talking Movie Ever : "The Jazz Singer" (1927)

October 6, 1927, the day before Yom Kippur, “The Jazz Singer” electrified the audience as the first official feature-length film in sound. On October 6, 1927, the day before Yom Kippur, a magical premier took place in New York City. “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson electrified the audience as the first feature-length film to contain a sound score, sound effects – and actual dialogue (which amounted to less than three minutes of “talking” with the rest of the dialogue shown on the usual silent film caption cards. Six songs, however were sung). The film that deals with Jewish assimilation and culminates on Yom Kippur, was based on the play of the same name by Samson Raphaelson, adapted from one of his short stories, "The Day of Atonement" which had everything to do with Jolson.