The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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.

US

Made in US

7/10

2007

Documentary
History
Warner Bros. EntertainmentSparkhillTurner Entertainment Co.

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Cast

Scott Eyman

Scott Eyman

As Self

Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

As Self

Robert Gitt

Robert Gitt

As Self

Jonathan Kuntz

Jonathan Kuntz

As Self

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

As Self

Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

As Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

As Self

Vince Giordano

Vince Giordano

As Self

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

As Self

Dane A. Davis

Dane A. Davis

As Self

Sanford Green

Sanford Green

As Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

As Self

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

As Self

Mark Vieira

Mark Vieira

As Self

Suzanne Lloyd Hayes

Suzanne Lloyd Hayes

As Self

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

As Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

As Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

As Self (archive footage)

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

As Self (archive footage)

Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt

As Narrator (voice)

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