The talkies (1930)

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Record Details:

Title:
The talkies
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Volume:
The talkies
Leaf #:
00045
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
August 29, 2024
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THETALKIES 19 spectacle of the singer several words in front of the words coming from the gramophone, frequently due to the fact that the job of starting the gramophone was relegated to the program girl. Some of our readers may remember those early pictures, for they were actually shown in a number of cinemas up and down the country, and hundreds of short films were made, including two of particular interest. A good deal of use has been made recently of the talking film for political purposes, and this type of propaganda work has been hailed as the very latest device for persuading the electorate to do as they are told. Mr. Hepworth was before them all, however, with two talkies made many years ago, one of Lord Birkenhead — then F. E. Smith — and the other of the late Mr. Bonar Law, both of whom were dilating on Tariff Reform ! Although Mr. Hepworth actually went so far as to take his artists down to the "His Master's Voice" studios to have special records made for his device, his pictures were not a prolonged success, largely because, in addition to the fact that the synchronization was not good, there existed, at that time, no satisfactory method of amplifying the sound of the gramophone, although mention should be made of Tomassin's