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DescriptionJolson-WaitAMinute.ogg
English: 1-minute OGG Vorbis audio excerpt from the film w:The Jazz Singer (1927), comprising copious crowd noise, a brief set of spoken remarks—the first spoken words ever heard in a featured film—from the character Jack Robin, and approximately the first 35 seconds of the song "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye)" sung by Jack Robin, accompanied by the Coffee Den band; dialogue—ad-libbed by w:Al Jolson (credited screenwriter: w:Alfred A. Cohn); song—music and lyrics by w:Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, and Dan Russo; performed by Jolson and unidentified musicians
w:Warner Bros. (corporate author, copyright holder); w:Alan Crosland (director); Al Jolson (performer); Alfred A. Cohn (credited screenwriter); Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, and Dan Russo (songwriters)
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