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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Prudential Insurance Company of America

McGraw-Hill Films

Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Works:

The Twentieth century (Television program)

Subjects:

Sound motion pictures

Photography

Genres:

Documentary films

General Notes:

Telecast on the CBS-TV documentary show The Twentieth century.

Physical Description:

26 min : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

Physical Characteristics:

16 mm; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; optical

Film Characteristics:

standard sound aperture

Call Numbers:

MP 1057

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

fia61000778

OCLC Numbers:

1052920567
5162747 [Invalid]