The film finds its tongue (1929)

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Record Details:

Title:
The film finds its tongue
Date:
1929
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Volume:
The film finds its tongue
Leaf #:
000271
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 02, 2025
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FIRST ALL-TALKIE STUDIO 215 was put to work on another, Stage Five, larger than either of the first two. Many improvements were incorporated. Progress during those five months since the first studio had been finished, had been astonishing. At that time there was no other talking picture studio in the world — nor was there to be jor nearly a year following! Warners had been working with Talking Pictures for over two years. Vitaphone was over a year old and had been making talking pictures for the market day in and day out during that time. Over three hundred shorts had been produced. The Jazz Singer had been made. Some thirty pictures had been "scored"; and now dialogue was being worked into the regular Warner Brothers output! Warner was leading their rivals by a long stretch. Fox had had a license since December, 1926. He was just beginning to equip theatres and had only made a handful of experimental shorts. In fact he was just starting to "score" pictures, having put into action a mobile talkie recording outfit abroad which was moving around Europe making a few subjects. It was more an experi