Episode of Series “The Twentieth century”.
Traces the development of sound movies from early experiments with clumsy systems at the turn of the century to “The Jazz Singer” in 1927 and the polished and sophisticated sound film of today. Includes glimpses of film personalities and excerpts from silent and sound movies. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007320
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sound - Recording and reproducing
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)