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< back SCREENING The Jazz Singer Marathon Sunday, March 30, 11:00am to 5:30pm THE JEWISH MUSEUM 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street 11:00 THE JAZZ SINGER Directed by Michael Curtiz (1953, 107 min., video) With Danny Thomas as the Jewish son and Peggy Lee as his partner, this version is a 1950s classic. 1:00 THE JAZZ SINGER Directed by Ralph Nelson (1959, 60 min., video) In this adaptation by NBC's Lincoln-Mercury Startime, Jerry Lewis plays the cantor's son struggling to break into television while performing in a nightclub. Lewis' mother is played by Molly Picon. 2:30 THE JAZZ SINGER Directed by Richard Fleischer (1980, 111 min., 16mm) Neil Diamond stars as the modern day Jewish son caught between tradition and modernity in this more contemporary re-telling of the jazz singer tale. 5:00 THE SIMPSONS "LIKE FATHER, LIKE CLOWN" (1991, 27 min. video) In this sweet rendition of the classic tale, Krusty the Clown is the son who breaks with his father to go into show business. Bart Simpson is the peacemaker for a sentimental reunion between Krusty and his father. The Simpsons "Like Father, Like Clown" and Lincoln-Mercury Startime's The Jazz Singer with Jerry Lewis are part of The Jewish Museum's National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting (NJAB). FREE with Museum admission. No reservations. | |
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