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Okay for Sound

  • 1946
  • Approved
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
187
YOUR RATING
Okay for Sound (1946)
DocumentaryHistoryShort

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).

  • Director
    • Marcel Varnel
  • Stars
    • Will H. Hays
    • Mischa Elman
    • Roy Smeck
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    187
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marcel Varnel
    • Stars
      • Will H. Hays
      • Mischa Elman
      • Roy Smeck
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos

    Top Cast30

    Will H. Hays
    Will H. Hays
    • Self - MPPA President
    • (archive footage)
    Mischa Elman
    Mischa Elman
    • Self - Violinist
    • (archive footage)
    Roy Smeck
    Roy Smeck
    • Self - Guitarist
    • (archive footage)
    Marion Talley
    Marion Talley
    • Self - Singer
    • (archive footage)
    Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
    Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
    • Self - Violinist
    • (archive footage)
    Harold Bauer
    Harold Bauer
    • Self - Pianist
    • (archive footage)
    Giovanni Martinelli
    Giovanni Martinelli
    • Self - Canio
    • (archive footage)
    Anna Case
    Anna Case
    • Self - Singer
    • (archive footage)
    John Barrymore
    John Barrymore
    • Self - Don Juan
    • (archive footage)
    Al Jolson
    Al Jolson
    • Self - Jack Robin
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas A. Edison
    Thomas A. Edison
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jack L. Warner
    Jack L. Warner
    • Self - Jack Warner
    • (archive footage)
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Self - Adriana
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Truman Bradley
    Truman Bradley
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    James Byrnes
    James Byrnes
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Self - Tommy Powers
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Self - Buzz Williams
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dane Clark
    Dane Clark
    • Self - Greg Wilson
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marcel Varnel
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Vitaphone production reel #1492A
    • Goofs
      The 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.
    • Connections
      Edited from Don Juan (1926)
    • Soundtracks
      My Mammy
      (uncredited)

      Music by Walter Donaldson

      Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young

      Performed by Al Jolson

      From The Jazz Singer (1927)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 7, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • WB Featurettes (1946-1947 Season) #1: Okay for Sound
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 20m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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