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The Broken Melody (1907)

The Broken Melody poster
Directed by
Arthur Gilbert
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short silent film from 1907 was one of the first attempts to synchronize sound with moving images. It was projected alongside a phonograph record to create an early sound film experience.

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What happens

The Broken Melody è un cortometraggio muto del 1907 diretto da Arthur Gilbert. È uno dei primi esempi di cinema sonoro, in quanto la pellicola veniva proiettata in sincrono con un disco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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