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Alfred A. Cohn
Born March 26, 1880 · Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
Died February 3, 1951 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
The Jazz Singer · 1927The Jazz Singer
★ 6.11927
MovieDramaMusic
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Half-a-Dollar Bill · 1924Half-a-Dollar Bill
★ 10.01924
MovieDrama
Captain Duncan McTeague, ashore in Southport, finds a deserted baby boy with a note and half of a dollar bill pinned to its clothing. The note states that the mother hopes some day to return and identify the child with the other half of the dollar bill. McTeague raises the child. When he is four years old, the captain discharges his mate Martin Webber, who seeks revenge by kidnapping the boy.
Harold Teen · 1934Harold Teen
★ 6.51934
MovieComedyRomance
A young reporter pines for his high-school sweetheart, but she's preoccupied with appearing in their small town's community musical show. This 1934 comedy, with numerous songs, was inspired by the popular Depression-era comic strip of the same title. With Hal Le Roy, Rochelle Hudson, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert,Douglass Dumbrille and Patricia Ellis.
Jazzmania · 1923Jazzmania
★ 10.01923
MovieDrama
The queen of a mythical European nation flees to America when a general threatens to overthrow her government.
The Cat and the Canary · 1927The Cat and the Canary
★ 6.91927
MovieComedyHorror
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
The Drums of Jeopardy · 1923The Drums of Jeopardy
★ 10.01923
MovieMystery
The story centers around two small statuettes containing valuable emeralds, which are said to project a sinister influence on the possessor. The czar of Russia gives the statuettes to a grand duke, who, in turn, gives them to his secretary, John Hawksley. Hawksley sends them to America in a friend's possession and follows after.
The Cohens and Kellys · 1926The Cohens and Kellys
★ 9.01926
MovieComedy
Jacob Cohen, who owns a dry goods store, and Patrick Kelly, an Irish cop, are constantly at loggerheads, feuding over anything and everything. Kelly's son, Tim, and Cohen's daughter, Nannie, fall in love despite the bickering of their parents; when they cannot get parental consent for their marriage, they secretly wed.
The Last Warning · 1928The Last Warning
★ 6.71928
MovieHorrorMystery
A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
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