Movies learn to talk

United States, 1960

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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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Credits

producer

Burton Benjamin

production company

Kenco Films

Columbia Broadcasting System

Prudential Insurance Company of America

Duration

00:24:50:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1960

Appears in

The Twentieth century

Group of items

The Twentieth century

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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 → Documentary films - United States

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations

Music & Performing Arts → Sound - Recording and reproducing

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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