The Movies Learn To Talk
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Complete catalog record
History of filmmaking: silent to sound; Thomas Edison and projects; Lee DeForest; newspaper headlines announce technological advancements; movitone system; Bernard Shaw speaks; 1927 Al Jolson: The Jazz Singer; Jack Warner speaks on “talkies”; Al Jolson in black face; planes & trains; sound men & audio in motion pictures; first complete talkie; Busby Berkeley; musicals; 1927 “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”; Al Jolson; audio man.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, catalog record
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