Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

Movie 1946-09-07 20m History Documentary
★ 6.7 / 10 · 3 votes

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.

Status
Released
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Cast
John Barrymore John Barrymore Don Juan (archive footage) James Cagney James Cagney Tommy Powers (archive footage) Anna Case Anna Case Thomas A. Edison Thomas A. Edison
Mischa Elman Mischa Elman
William H. Hays William H. Hays Al Jolson Al Jolson Giovanni Martinelli Giovanni Martinelli Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson Roy Smeck Roy Smeck Marion Talley Marion Talley Jack L. Warner Jack L. Warner
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