Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

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1946
0h 20m
5.0(1 votes)
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Documentary

Overview

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.

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29 members
Acting

John Barrymore

Don Juan (archive footage)

John Barrymore
Acting

James Cagney

Tommy Powers (archive footage)

James Cagney
Acting

Anna Case

Unknown Role

Anna Case
Production

Thomas A. Edison

Unknown Role

Thomas A. Edison
Acting

Mischa Elman

Unknown Role

Mischa Elman
Acting

William H. Hays

Unknown Role

William H. Hays
Acting

Al Jolson

Unknown Role

Al Jolson
Acting

Giovanni Martinelli

Unknown Role

Giovanni Martinelli
Acting

Edward G. Robinson

Unknown Role

Edward G. Robinson
Acting

Roy Smeck

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Marion Talley

Unknown Role

Marion Talley
Production

Jack L. Warner

Unknown Role

Jack L. Warner
Acting

Efrem Zimbalist Sr.

Violinist

No Image
Acting

Mary Astor

Adriana (archive footage)

Mary Astor
Acting

Harold Bauer

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Truman Bradley

Unknown Role

Truman Bradley
Acting

Jack Carson

Unknown Role

Jack Carson
Acting

Dane Clark

Unknown Role

Dane Clark
Acting

John Garfield

Unknown Role

John Garfield
Acting

Paul Henreid

Unknown Role

Paul Henreid
Acting

Davey Lee

Unknown Role

Davey Lee
Acting

John Litel

Unknown Role

John Litel
Acting

Ida Lupino

Unknown Role

Ida Lupino
Acting

Dennis Morgan

Unknown Role

Dennis Morgan
Acting

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Unknown Role

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Acting

Ann Sheridan

Unknown Role

Ann Sheridan
Acting

Alexis Smith

Unknown Role

Alexis Smith
Acting

Kent Smith

Unknown Role

Kent Smith
Acting

Martha Vickers

Unknown Role

Martha Vickers

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