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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007
1h 25m
7.0(5 votes)
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.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Entertainment
Sparkhill
Turner Entertainment Co.

Cast & Crew

20 members
Acting

Mark Hunt

Narrator (voice)

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Writing

Scott Eyman

Self

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Acting

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Rudy Behlmer
Directing

Robert Gitt

Self

Robert Gitt
Acting

Jonathan Kuntz

Self

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Production

A.C. Lyles

Self

A.C. Lyles
Sound

Ben Burtt

Self

Ben Burtt
Acting

Leonard Maltin

Self

Leonard Maltin
Acting

Vince Giordano

Self

Vince Giordano
Acting

Rose Marie

Self

Rose Marie
Sound

Dane A. Davis

Self

Dane A. Davis
Sound

Sanford Green

Self

No Image
Acting

Mickey Rooney

Self

Mickey Rooney
Acting

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Self

Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Acting

Mark Vieira

Self

No Image
Acting

Suzanne Lloyd Hayes

Self

No Image
Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin
Acting

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton
Acting

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable
Acting

Al Jolson

Self (archive footage)

Al Jolson

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