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Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures (1926)

Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures poster
Original title
Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays
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United States
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How it feels

This short film from 1926 demonstrates Warner Brothers' new Vitaphone sound system. It shows how the technology works and marks an early step in the transition to talking pictures.

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What happens

Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures is a 1926 Vitaphone short film released by Warner Brothers on August 5, 1926, a Thursday evening. It was one of the first talking films. It introduced Warner's new Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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