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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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Documentary   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2007-09-02
⌚ Running Time: 85 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Mark Hunt original image
Narrator (voice)
Mark Hunt
Scott Eyman original image
Self
Scott Eyman
Rudy Behlmer original image
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Robert Gitt original image
Self
Robert Gitt
Jonathan Kuntz original image
Self
Jonathan Kuntz
A.C. Lyles original image
Self
A.C. Lyles
Ben Burtt original image
Self
Ben Burtt
Leonard Maltin original image
Self
Leonard Maltin
Vince Giordano original image
Self
Vince Giordano
Rose Marie original image
Self
Rose Marie
Dane A. Davis original image
Self
Dane A. Davis
Sanford Green original image
Self
Sanford Green
Mickey Rooney original image
Self
Mickey Rooney
Leatrice Joy Gilbert original image
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Mark Vieira original image
Self
Mark Vieira
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes original image
Self
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Charlie Chaplin original image
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton original image
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Clark Gable original image
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Al Jolson original image
Self (archive footage)
Al Jolson

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