Alan Crosland

3 films · 1918 to 1927
Born 10 August 1894, New York City · Died 16 July 1936

Frederick Alan Crosland was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer (1927) and the first feature movie with synchronization soundtrack, Don Juan (1926).

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Alan Crosland

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Films

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