The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007 en 85 minutes

Rating: 7

Plot

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.

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Cast

Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt

Narrator (voice)

Scott Eyman

Scott Eyman

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Robert Gitt

Robert Gitt

Self

Jonathan Kuntz

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

Dane A. Davis

Dane A. Davis

Self

Sanford Green

Sanford Green

Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Self

Mark Vieira

Mark Vieira

Self

Suzanne Lloyd Hayes

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)

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