The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

7.0(5 votes)
2007
1h 25m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Sparkhill, Turner Entertainment Co.

Cast

Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt

Narrator (voice)

Scott Eyman

Scott Eyman

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Robert Gitt

Robert Gitt

Self

Jonathan Kuntz

Jonathan Kuntz

Self

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Self

Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Vince Giordano

Vince Giordano

Self

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Self

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