The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)

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.

Writing:
  • Tim Prokop
  • Robert S. Bader

Stars:
Release Date: 2007-09-02
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 85

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