The talkies (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
The talkies
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Volume:
The talkies
Leaf #:
000100
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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64 THETALKIES machines a number of times. This does not matter so much as far as the picture portion is concerned ; the eye will stand a good deal of wear before the film looks worn and spotted ; but the ear is a good deal more fussy, and it seemed that the soundrecord would get worn to a point when the "scratch" became irritating to the audience long before the picture was worn out ; and it looked as if it might be necessary to have separate soundand picture-films so that the sound-film could be replaced when necessary, a fresh one being supplied, say, at each theatre at which the film was shown; even with discs certain companies insist on a limit of twenty playings per disc. Fresh records can be sent for any film at very short notice, in addition to the fact that sound-projectors for discs are cheaper than those for films. This method has shown practical disadvantages in that one firm alone has complained that it was having to handle ten tons of discs a week !