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Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

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History   Documentary
📜 Overview: This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1946-09-07
⌚ Running Time: 20 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

John Barrymore original image
Don Juan (archive footage)
John Barrymore
James Cagney original image
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
James Cagney
Anna Case original image
Anna Case
Thomas A. Edison original image
Thomas A. Edison
Mischa Elman original image
Mischa Elman
William H. Hays original image
William H. Hays
Al Jolson original image
Al Jolson
Giovanni Martinelli original image
Giovanni Martinelli
Edward G. Robinson original image
Edward G. Robinson
Roy Smeck original image
Roy Smeck
Marion Talley original image
Marion Talley
Jack L. Warner original image
Jack L. Warner
Efrem Zimbalist Sr. original image
Violinist
Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
Mary Astor original image
Adriana (archive footage)
Mary Astor
Harold Bauer original image
Harold Bauer
Truman Bradley original image
Truman Bradley
Jack Carson original image
Jack Carson
Dane Clark original image
Dane Clark
John Garfield original image
John Garfield
Paul Henreid original image
Paul Henreid
Davey Lee original image
Davey Lee
John Litel original image
John Litel
Ida Lupino original image
Ida Lupino
Dennis Morgan original image
Dennis Morgan
Franklin D. Roosevelt original image
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ann Sheridan original image
Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith original image
Alexis Smith
Kent Smith original image
Kent Smith
Martha Vickers original image
Martha Vickers

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