Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by singing and dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers".
Film
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edit- A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor (1923), one of the earliest sound films with synchronized talking, also featuring standup comedy
- A Plantation Act (1926), an early sound film starring Al Jolson
- The Jazz Singer (1927), the first feature part-talkie, starring Al Jolson
- The Singing Fool (1928), a part-talkie starring Al Jolson