The Singing Brakeman is a 1929 short film, starring Jimmie Rodgers, and released by Columbia-Victor Gems.

Following Rodgers' success as a recording artist by the end of 1929, the short was filmed in the Victor Talking Machine studios in Camden, New Jersey.

Following the opening credits featuring a jazz band, the film starts with a scene set in a railway station restaurant.

Rodgers appears, dressed in a brakeman's uniform, and greets the waitress and an elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair.

The waitress then requests Rodgers to sing her favorite song, while he counters asking about his coffee.

On August 4, 1927, Rodgers' songs were recorded for the first time during the Bristol sessions by producer Ralph Peer.

[6] "The Singing Brakeman" was a nickname given to Rodgers in reference to his earlier work for different railroad companies.

[7] An uncredited jazz band performs an excerpt of "The Memphis Blues" under the opening and closing titles.

[15] Meanwhile, Fort Worth Star-Telegram pointed to Rodgers' "sizable record followers", who would "like to see the short".

[20] The Singing Brakeman was the first film to feature a country music artist,[21] and is the only known footage of Rodgers performing.

The audio transfer from the 1929 version was released on the compilation Jimmie Rodgers: The Singing Brakeman by Bear Family Records.