The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
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| Writer: | Robert S. Bader, Tim Prokop |
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| Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 2007 |
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| Director: | |
| Writer: | Robert S. Bader, Tim Prokop |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | silent film |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Entertainment, Turner Entertainment Co., Sparkhill |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Hunt | Narrator (voice) |
| Scott Eyman | Self |
| Rudy Behlmer | Self |
| Robert Gitt | Self |
| Jonathan Kuntz | Self |
| A.C. Lyles | Self |
| Ben Burtt | Self |
| Leonard Maltin | Self |
| Vince Giordano | Self |
| Rose Marie | Self |
| Dane A. Davis | Self |
| Sanford Green | Self |
| Mickey Rooney | Self |
| Leatrice Joy Gilbert | Self |
| Mark Vieira | Self |
| Suzanne Lloyd Hayes | Self |
| Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) |
| Buster Keaton | Self (archive footage) |
| Clark Gable | Self (archive footage) |
| Al Jolson | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dan Brockett | Director of Photography |
| John Fitzpatrick | Editor |
| Robert S. Bader | Writer |
| Tim Prokop | Writer |
| John Massari | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| Robert S. Bader | Producer |
| Eric Neal Young | Executive Producer |
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