The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)

1h 25mDocumentary,History

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.

Year
2007
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
2 September 2007
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S
Scott Eyman
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Robert Gitt
Robert Gitt
Self
J
Jonathan Kuntz
Self
A.C. Lyles
A.C. Lyles
Self
Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt
Self
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self
Vince Giordano
Vince Giordano
Self
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
Self
D
Dane A. Davis
Self
S
Sanford Green
Self
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self
M
Mark Vieira
Self
S
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Self
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Self (archive footage)
M
Mark Hunt
Narrator (voice)

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