Movie·2007·1h 25m
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Tim Prokop
Producer
Robert S. Bader, Eric Neal Young
Cinematography
Dan Brockett
Editor
John Fitzpatrick
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Scott Eyman
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Robert Gitt
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Jonathan Kuntz
Self
A.C. Lyles
Self
Ben Burtt
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Vince Giordano
Self
Rose Marie
Self
Dane A. Davis
Self
Sanford Green
Self
Mickey Rooney
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self
Mark Vieira
Self
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Self
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
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