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22 SOUND MOTION PICTURES
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Before the filming of The Jazz Singer only one person could be filmed on a set at a time, and very little space could be allotted to him. In this production, however, microphones were placed in many positions, so that characters could move about with greater freedom. More attention, likewise, was paid to details and settings, thus making it possible to use much of the screen technique of the silent motion picture, which had been ignored in earlier attempts.
With the success of The Jazz Singer Warner Brothers concentrated on the making of sound motion pictures containing dialogue. The result is the production of a number of talking sound pictures which have met with great financial reward, and which have proved to be a great stepping-stone in the fortunes of the organization. Among the early productions which met with box-office success were Tenderloin and Glorious Betsy, which had certain sequences filmed with dialogue. Encouraged by the reception of these pictures on the part of exhibitors and the public, they then produced The Lion and the Mouse, the first picture containing 50 per cent, of talking dialogue. The cast included Lionel Barrymore, May McAvoy, Alec B. Francis, and Willie Collier, Jr.
Shortly afterward they produced Lights of New York, which was the first all-talking screen story, in which every one of the characters spoke lines throughout the entire film. The cast included Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Wheeler Oakman, Mary Carr, Thomas Dugan, Robert Elliott, and Gladys Brockwell.
Naturally, experience was gained in the screening of these pictures, and much was learned as to voice requirements. Subsequent Warner Brothers' productions have