Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vitaphone process (which Herman Glogauer turned down).Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vitaphone process (which Herman Glogauer turned down).Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vitaphone process (which Herman Glogauer turned down).
Photos
Will H. Hays
- Self - MPPA President
- (archive footage)
Mischa Elman
- Self - Violinist
- (archive footage)
Roy Smeck
- Self - Guitarist
- (archive footage)
Marion Talley
- Self - Singer
- (archive footage)
Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
- Self - Violinist
- (archive footage)
Harold Bauer
- Self - Pianist
- (archive footage)
Giovanni Martinelli
- Self - Canio
- (archive footage)
Anna Case
- Self - Singer
- (archive footage)
John Barrymore
- Self - Don Juan
- (archive footage)
Al Jolson
- Self - Jack Robin
- (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner
- Self - Jack Warner
- (archive footage)
Mary Astor
- Self - Adriana
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
James Byrnes
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
James Cagney
- Self - Tommy Powers
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jack Carson
- Self - Buzz Williams
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Dane Clark
- Self - Greg Wilson
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Did you know
- TriviaVitaphone production reel #1492A
- GoofsThe program shows Mischa Elman will play "Humoresque" but later says the selection is "Gavotte".
- Quotes
- [first lines]
- Opening crawl: The advent of sound and voice in motion pictures created a newer, greater art... bringing to the world the finest in music and entertainment. On celebration of the 20th anniversary of the talking picture and all it represents.. what it has done and what it will do.. the company which gave the motion picture its voice, Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. proudly presents
- Narrator: Yes, this was twenty years ago - and this was what the movies were like: Silent. From their earliest flickerings, motion pictures seemed doomed to remain forever silent as a medium of expression, their mute pantomimic action, augmented by the subtitle and whatever musical accompaniment that might be available.
- ConnectionsEdited from Don Juan (1926)
- SoundtracksMy Mammy
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
Performed by Al Jolson
From The Jazz Singer (1927)
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- WB Featurettes (1946-1947 Season) #1: Okay for Sound
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime
- 20m
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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