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Without access to Case's inventions, de Forest was left with an incomplete system of sound film. He gave up on trying to exploit the process — at least in the U.S. (see UK section below). de Forest was in financial difficulty due to his lawsuits against Case, and had resorted to selling cut-rate
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Seeing that de Forest was more concerned with his own fame and recognition than he was with actually creating a workable system of sound film, and because of de Forest's continuing attempts to downplay the contributions of the Case
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Phonofilm system, which recorded synchronized sound directly onto film, was used to record vaudeville acts, musical numbers, political speeches, and opera singers. The quality of Phonofilm was poor at first and while it improved somewhat in later years, it was never able to match the fidelity of
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Case and de Forest had a falling out due to de Forest taking full credit for the work of Case and Earl I. Sponable at the Case
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limited the appeal of his process. De Forest kept to one-reel films because he was unable to solve the problem of reel changes, and the disruption in sound which would occur, when a projectionist in a movie theater changed reels. One of the few two-reel films made in the
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of the films shown by de Forest and claimed by him to be the product of "his" inventions. Case also expressed his displeasure that the program credited only the "DeForest-Case
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directed by
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De Forest was forced to show these films in independent theaters such as the Rivoli since
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Phonofilm. These films are particularly valuable to entertainment historians, as they include recordings of a wide variety of both well-known and less famous American
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sound equipment to second-run movie theaters wanting to convert to sound on the cheap. His company declared bankruptcy in September 1926. The Fleischers stopped releasing the Song Car-Tune films in Phonofilm shortly thereafter.
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and other film archives have printed new copies of some early Phonofilms, modifying them by periodically duplicating frames and correspondingly "stretching" the soundtracks to make them compatible with standard projectors and
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oxysulfide) Cell, for reproducing the recorded sound. Case provided de Forest with that major upgrade and later provided him with another Case Research Lab creation, the AEO Light, to use for recording the soundtrack.
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that could not react quickly enough to the varying light coming to it as the soundtrack passed through the sound gate, resulting in an incomplete reproduction of sound from an inadequate recording – a dual failure.
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Major Issues of the Campaign (1924) compilation of Al Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John W. Davis short Phonofilms taken at the 1924 Democratic National Convention in NYC (see individual entries)
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to expose amplified sound onto film. The bulbs quickly burned out, and, even while functioning, never produced a clear recording. To reproduce his nearly inaudible soundtracks, de Forest used a
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The last films made in the UK in Phonofilm were released in early 1929, due to competition from Vitaphone, and sound-on-film systems such as Fox Movietone and RCA Photophone. The release of
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Mark Griver and His Scottish Revellers (1927) perform "She Was Just a Sailor's Sweetheart" and "Ain't She Sweet"—see also Chili Bouchier entry (above) and Pilbeam and His Band entry (below)
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was made by the "Latin American division" of Phonofilm. No further information is known about this division of Phonofilm. In 1926, DeForest released a short film referred to as
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annual "Spring Gambol" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, showing Swanson trying to crash the all-male club; Meighan also hosted the live Gambol event (April 26, 1925)
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Forest's early Phonofilms, shot at about 21 frames per second, gave speakers and singers high-pitched "helium voices" if they are run on a standard sound projector. The
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Harry and Max Nesbitt (1927) film sometimes listed as "Yid Nesbitt" (Max's nickname), brothers from South Africa in "vocal, verbal, and terpsichorean tidbits"
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process using 12-inch phonograph records synchronized with the film. However, the UK divisions of both Phonofilm and British Phototone soon closed.
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Plastigrams (1924) 1922 experimental 3-D film by Frederick Ives and Jacob Leventhal, re-released with Phonofilm soundtrack on September 22, 1924
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system, where the film is synchronized with a phonograph containing the sound, and their own optical sound systems. They had settled on 24
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830:(98 titles). In 1976, five Phonofilm titles were discovered in a trunk in Australia, and these films have been restored by Australia's
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Pilbeam and His Band With Specialty Dance by the Misses Tosch (1927) jazzy version of "Ain't She Sweet?" (?Arnold Pilbeam, father of
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Femina Quartette Nr. 1 (1928) with Elizabeth Hyde (soprano), Brenda Hales (cellist), Yvonne Black (pianist) performing (BFI Database)
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The Radio Franks (May 1926) NYC radio stars Frank Bessinger and Frank Wright sing "Remember" and "Hooray for Radio" ***
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co-hosted the presentation. The printed program gave credit to the "DeForest-Case Patents", but according to a letter
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as peddler hawking "Hoak" patent medicine and girl (real-life wife Edna Frawley) who becomes the dummy (BFI database)
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made an unsuccessful takeover bid for de Forest's company. In the aftermath, Powers hired former DeForest technician
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Brooke Johns and Goodee Montgomery (1925) Johns plays ukulele and Montgomery sings "I'm in Love Again" and dances***
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to use synchronized sound for talking sequences rather than just for music and sound effects, and thus launched the
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made in Spain. The feature film was released in Spain by Divina Home Video in 2005, after years of being thought a
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series, 19 used Phonofilm. Also in 1924, the Fleischer brothers partnered with de Forest, Edwin Miles Fadiman, and
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on August 6, 1926, in Vitaphone, with music and sound effects only. On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released
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wrote to de Forest immediately after the event, no credit was given to Case during the presentation itself.
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to form Red Seal Pictures Corporation, which owned 36 theaters on the East Coast, extending as far west as
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683:, a German-UK coproduction which was also based on a Wallace novel.
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Westminster Glee Singers (1927) group directed by Edward Branscombe
2154:
Mirth and Magic (1928) unidentified magician performs his magic act
855:
716:
In June 1925, Phonofilm opened its first Australian office at 129
182:
125:
2753:
To See If My Dreams Come True (1927) Jack Hodges sings title song
2137:, perhaps the first sound-on-film reproduction of a scene from a
1942:
Campaign Speech (1924), Democratic candidate who lost to Coolidge
130:
Newspaper ad for Phonofilm shorts shown at the Strand Theatre in
2441:, Taken on the White House Grounds (1924) filmed August 11, 1924
2147:
Mira la Blanca Luna (UK/Czech, 1936) Rossini aria sung by tenor
1768:
Gorno's Italian Marionettes (1928) aka Die singenden Marionetten
852:
program cover, with the famous "Wooden Soldiers" marching (left)
3049:"12 mentiras de la historia que nos tragamos sin rechistar (4)"
942:; see also Mark Griver and Pilbeam and His Band entries (below)
584:
bought Case's patents, cutting off de Forest's access to them.
211:
A Study in Contrasts (comparing sound and silent film segments)
2302:(1924) early entry in the Fleischer "Sound Car-Tune" series **
1724:(1885-1950), the Indignant Comedian in "A Doggy Ditty" (1927)
1448:
Dick Henderson Sings "There Are More Heavens Than One" (1927)
116:. However, de Forest was unable to interest any of the major
2931:
Yvette Darnac (1929) radio star Darnac sings Gershwin tune "
2765:
Toot Toot (1926) Fleischer cartoon ("Toot Toot Tootsie"?)**
1868:
The Hyde Sisters (1928) musical short with The Hyde Sisters
1176:
of March 23, 1929 ("centenary year") listed in BFI Database
967:(1926) brothers who are credited with the invention of the
2175:
Mr. George Mozart the Famous Comedian (1928) comedy short
3153:"First Sound of Movies", DVD, Ray Pointer, Inkwell Images
2556:) performed by male trio (pianist, cellist, and vocalist)
2447:
The Radio Bug (September 1926) comedy short, produced by
2431:
Pipe Down (1929) comedy short released by Ellbee Pictures
2123:
Memories of Lincoln (1925) 91-year-old former legislator
1300:
Charmaine (1928) musical short with Eric Marshall singing
4457:(1926) filmed at the Phonofilm Clapham Studios in London
4449:(1927) filmed at the Phonofilm Clapham Studios in London
2645:
Welcomes Phonofilm (1926) shown October 4, 1926, at the
2608:
The Sentence of Death (1927) dramatic short directed by
2530:
singing his song "Safety First", directed by Hugh Croise
1852:
Hot Tips (1929) comedy short released by Ellbee Pictures
1281:(1923) "The Old Country Fiddler at the Singing School" *
418:" gimmick starting in May 1924. Of the 36 titles in the
2897:
The Whistler (1926) dramatic short with Louise Maurel,
2894:
When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' (1926)**
2059:
Luella Paikin (1922) early DeForest test film of singer
1508:(1927) film first shown May 12, 1927, at the Lyceum in
2681:
Stringed Harmony (1923) with ukulele and banjo player
1983:
Key and Heyworth (1927) duo sing a song (BFI Database)
57:, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process,
2793:
The Trial Turn (1928) comedy short with Horace Kenney
2706:
Syncopation and Song (1927) with The Coney Island Six
2586:
Sensations of 1927 (1927) Thorpe Bates in excerpt of
2501:(1924) speech given during 1924 presidential campaign
1791:
Harrigan and Altworth (1922) early DeForest test film
1518:
Dunio and Gegna (1927) instrumental comedians, play "
1075:
Barking Dog (1921) experimental film with barking dog
879:
The Actors' Squad (1927) short with Lawrence Anderson
4419:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
2691:
The Superior Sex (1928) comedy short with John Henry
1628:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
1119:
Bernice DePasquale (1922) Metropolitan Opera soprano
242:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
144:
To record on film, de Forest tried using a standard
4383:
History of de Forest inventions including Phonofilm
2349:
Oscar Earlweiss (1924) "chorus and novelty concert"
2249:(1925) musical short in Maurice Zouary collection (
2002:'s group La Chauve-Souris performing their sketch "
954:
Alma Barnes the Internationally Famous Mimic (1926)
506:system was first demonstrated to the public at the
4378:List of De Forest Phonofilm titles at BFI Database
2853:(1925) appeared in "playlet" filmed in Phonofilm (
2741:The Third Gun (1929) three-reel short directed by
1201:The Burglar and the Girl (1928) comedy short with
914:feature films with soundtracks filmed in Phonofilm
4425:in late 1923 or early 1924 in NYC) at Archive.org
4411:President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Lawn
2455:, and co-starring Phil Dunham, Toy Gallagher and
2015:(1923), operatic bass from the Metropolitan Opera
1771:Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) cellist Farrar performs "
576:de Forest in the fall of 1925. On July 23, 1926,
3269:Barber and Jackson, the Long and the Short of It
2914:Wyn Gladwyn, One Person Two Personalities (1928)
2240:The New Paris Lido Club Band (1928) directed by
1904:(1926) sung by Dick Henderson, song by Ted Waite
1880:I Don't Know (1928) Emmie Joyce sings title song
1782:perform "I've Got a Sweetie on the Radio" (1926)
1765:Gordon Freeman (1924) and his "crazy inventions"
1497:(Sr.) and ?Owens ("Two Boys and a Piano") sing "
659:welcoming Phonofilm to the UK. According to the
104:acts which would otherwise have been forgotten.
2342:The Orderly Room (July 1928) comedy short with
1972:(1926) excerpt from the Shakespeare play, with
1895:An Intimate Interlude (1928) comedy short with
1528:(1926) Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) sings title song
1467:playing "Jimmy Josser", directed by Hugh Croise
1006:The Antidote (1927) dramatic short directed by
734:in Sydney. On May 12, 1927, a Phonofilm of the
257:Taken on the White House Lawn (August 11, 1924)
2664:Dancers (1924) modern dance group performs to
2468:The Raw Recruit (July 1928) comedy short with
2065:Luna-cy! (1925) 1922 experimental 3-D film by
1959:playing "Jimmy Josser" (possible duplicate of
1862:The Houston Sisters (1926) musical short with
1647:introduces Smith at 1924 Democratic Convention
1386:(1923) Paramount Pictures feature directed by
1268:in London on Lindbergh's departure from the UK
2655:Songs of Yesterday (1922) spirituals sung by
2184:Mrs. Mephistopheles (1929) comedy short with
2133:(1927) the trial scene, with Joyce Lyons and
1845:His Rest Day (1927) comedy short directed by
1345:Clyde Doerr and His Sax-o-Phone Sextet (1923)
1291:gives speech (?at 1924 Democratic Convention)
1174:The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
463:was the first to use a sound-on-disc system,
53:In 1919 and 1920, de Forest, inventor of the
8:
4455:Dick Henderson Sings I Love Her All the More
2844:Vicarage Trio—Kerbstone Entertainment (1928)
2727:That Brute Simmons (1928) comedy short with
2399:The Percival Mackey Trio (1929) directed by
2178:Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929) comedy short with
2160:Miss Lalla Dodd, the Modern Soubrette (1927)
1917:(1926) with Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont
1809:Hedicashun (1929) monologue by A. W. Goodwin
1578:(1923) doing their sketch "Opera vs. Jazz" *
957:Almost a Gentleman (1928) comedy short with
2575:Scrooge (1928), a monologue from Dickens's
2188:as title character, directed by Hugh Croise
2032:reads his poem "Lincoln, Man of the People"
1653:(1926) with Santos Casani and Josie Lennard
1531:East Side, West Side (1925) also known as "
1325:No. 2 (1929) Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer
1319:No. 1 (1929) Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer
1010:, with Primrose Morgan, Walter Sondes, and
898:Introduces Phonofilm (1923) for release of
4465:(1927) filmed at Clapham Studios in London
4368:List of de Forest Phonofilm titles at IMDB
2799:Tulipsky (1924) pianist (famed "peonyist")
1568:Plays His "Fantasy on Swanee River" (1923)
1436:novel, trade-shown in March 1929 in the UK
1380:(1923) in dance sketch "From Far Seville"*
1248:Cellist and Pianist (1928) two women play
4413:(filmed on 11 August 1924) at Archive.org
3080:"La primera película sonora era española"
2788:Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching
2633:(US, September 1926) Fleischer cartoon **
2353:Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
2157:Miss Edith Kelly-Lange (1927) violin solo
2102:, daughter of music hall star Marie Lloyd
2035:The London Four (1927) male voice quartet
1662:The Four Bachelors (1924) singing quartet
1590:False Colours (1927) dramatic short with
1473:Domen (1924) Swedish language version of
1309:Christmas Party (UK, December 1928) with
868:Acci-Dental Treatment (1929) directed by
628:, along with famous stage actors such as
467:. Warner Bros. released the feature film
414:series of cartoons which introduced the "
4397:Australian National Film Archive website
2882:When I Leave This World Behind (1926) **
2762:Tommy Lorne (1927) sings "The Lard Song"
2472:as Jimmy Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2346:as Jimmy Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2335:Olly Oakley (November 1927) directed by
1694:; re-released in 1929 by Copley Pictures
1395:Cuban Sound Documentary (1926) with the
1258:; ?same as Jerome and France (see below)
1217:Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon (1926)**
841:
3000:
2534:Sailing, Sailing Over the Bounding Main
2523:and soprano Mary Cavanova (Marie Cavan)
2485:, Swedish actor and director, see also
2329:(1925) ?dupe of "Swanee" entry below **
2291:Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
2170:Mother, Mother, Mother Pin a Rose on Me
2151:and soprano Marie Cavan (Mary Cavanova)
2117:Medevedeff's Balalaika Orchestra (1929)
1504:The Duke and Duchess of York Arrive at
655:in London, including a short film with
4447:Mark Griver and His Scottish Revellers
3190:De Forest Phonofilms - Rushcutters Bay
2824:(UK, 1929) two-reel short directed by
2358:Packing Up (1927) dramatic short with
2218:My Wife's Gone to the Country (1926)**
1966:The Jubilee Four (1924) gospel quartet
1550:Emmie Joyce Sings "I Need Love" (1927)
1463:Doing His Duty (1929) comedy short of
1442:Sings "I Love Her All the More" (1926)
208:What the Phonofilm Means (Bart Doyle )
3055:(in European Spanish). Archived from
2873:(1923) doing their pool hall sketch *
2834:Va usted en punto con el banco (1928)
2802:Tumbledown Shack in Athlone (1927) **
2296:Oh I Wish I Was in Michigan (1927) **
2262:singing his song "The Night Watchman"
2221:Nan Wild (November 1927) directed by
1633:The Fire Brigade (October 1928) with
1328:The Cleaner (1928) comedy short with
1229:Carrie From Lancasheer (October 1928)
1128:(1926) Chester sings "Pig-Tail Alley"
1122:Betty Chester the Well-Known Star of
1024:singing "Topsey-Turvey", directed by
885:(1924) portrayal of Lincoln by actor
538:. In 1928, the sound-on-film process
434:Hollywood chooses other sound systems
408:used the Phonofilm process for their
7:
2911:Why Bananas? (1926) with Teddy Elben
2750:The Three Rascals and a Piano (1927)
2652:So Blue (1927) with ?Delys and Clark
1955:Josser, KC (1929) comedy short with
1849:with Matthew Boulton as Bill Gosling
1785:Hal Brown Lancashire Comedian (1928)
1710:(1927) one year before similar film
1522:" on violin and cello (BFI Database)
1232:Carson and Shean (1926) ?Carson and
1038:, directed by Mander; also known as
542:was adopted by newly created studio
4470:List of Early Sound Films 1894-1929
2772:sings "Topsey-Turvey", directed by
2678:The Stage Hands (1928) comedy short
1670:1924 Democratic National Convention
1553:Emmie Joyce Sings "Patience" (1927)
1501:" and "There Is No One Like Myself"
1445:Dick Henderson Sings "Tripe" (1926)
1189:The Bride (1929) comedy short with
1030:As We Lie (1927) comedy short with
838:List of films produced in Phonofilm
648:, from September 1926 to May 1929.
4431:Sissle and Blake Sing Snappy Songs
2231:as Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2028:Lincoln, Man of the People (1923)
1422:David Gusikoff (1924) vibraphonist
974:America's Flyers (1927) filmed at
278:, Act Two (Eva Leoni and Company)
25:
2917:Yak-A-Hula-Hick-A-Doola (1926) **
2671:Spirits (1929) comedy short with
1902:I've Never Seen a Straight Banana
1818:(1925) Broadway star Helen Menken
1334:Clonk! (1928) musical short with
1242:(1922) famous poem read by actor
1068:in early tests for Phonofilm (in
691:was made in British Phototone, a
611:, a comedy short film excerpt of
3212:Tribute to Ventriloquism website
2796:Troy Fassett (1924) comedy short
2006:" (? with Technicolor sequence)*
1855:Hot Water and Vegetabuel (1928)
1773:Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
1739:Gloria Swanson Dialogue (1925),
1212:By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1179:Boheme Blue (1927) musical short
1163:Grandfather Smallweed, the Miser
1070:UCLA Film and Television Archive
775:El misterio de la Puerta del Sol
636:performing excerpts of works by
591:Even so, in June 1927, producer
2928:You and I and My Gondola (1927)
2724:Teddy Brown, Xylophonist (1929)
2481:Retribution (1924) directed by
2305:Oh What a Pal Was Mary (1926)**
2127:recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln
1831:made in Phonofilm, directed by
1712:Greeting by George Bernard Shaw
1359:Monroe Silver, Famed Monologist
1078:The Barrister (June 1928) with
832:National Film and Sound Archive
2782:The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
2768:Topsey-Turvey (1927) comedian
2258:The Nightwatchman (1928) with
2108:(1922) Metropolitan Opera star
1730:(1924) comedy sketch by Jessel
1581:Everybody's Doing It (1926) **
1342:, directed by Widgey R. Newman
771:Va usted en punto con el banco
667:In March 1929, a feature film
374:(premiered April 1, 1923) and
238:Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
42:system developed by inventors
1:
3625:Antti Alanen Film Diary entry
2861:Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
2203:My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
2004:Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
1929:John Citizen's Lament (1927)
1827:Her Unborn Child (1930) last
1762:Goodbye My Lady Love (1924)**
1656:The 'Flu That Flew (May 1928)
1432:, UK-German feature based on
687:was filmed in Phonofilm, and
664:for theatre audio equipment.
4463:Billy Merson Sings Desdemona
2598:Onchan Head Pavilion Douglas
2542:(1927) cathedral scene from
2378:Peace and Quiet (1929) with
2166:(1924) famed Yiddish actress
1801:Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1481:, Swedish actor and director
1236:(SilentEra and BFI Database)
1055:The Long and the Short of It
677:novel, was trade-shown with
673:, a part-talkie based on an
514:on January 21, 1927, with a
291:(their famous poolhall skit)
91:The films of de Forest were
29:Optical sound-on-film system
4501:Motion picture film formats
4421:(premiere of Broadway show
4403:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
2980:Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner
2355:(1926) Fleischer cartoon **
2114:Max Herzberg (1924) pianist
1926:Joe Theiss Saxotette (1929)
1890:In the Good Old Summer Time
1778:Gwen Farrar and songwriter
1303:Chorus Gentlemen (1926) or
1287:(1924) former president of
1110:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
889:in excerpt of 1918 play by
522:preceding the feature film
268:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
260:(Intermission—Five Minutes)
4522:
2990:List of film sound systems
2951:(***) Found in a trunk in
2837:Ventriloquist (1927) with
1678:Futuritzy (June 24, 1928)
1541:(1927) reads from her work
1499:Show Me the Way to Go Home
951:(1926) Fleischer cartoon**
789:Phonofilm in Latin America
246:A Musical Monologue (with
4491:Film and video technology
4392:(1923) showing soundtrack
3747:January 21, 2012, at the
2499:Robert M. La Follette Sr.
2062:Lulu (1928) musical short
1883:I Love a Lassie (1925) **
1533:The Sidewalks of New York
1297:(1922) "famed monologist"
1095:feature film directed by
1082:, directed by Hugh Croise
736:Duke and Dutchess of York
228:The Harlequin's Serenade
3078:EFE (November 3, 2010).
3026:magazine (12 March 2008)
2953:Windsor, New South Wales
2565:Santa Claus (1926) with
2415:and His Revellers (1927)
2396:Percival and Hill (1927)
2213:Follow the Bouncing Ball
1864:Billie and Renee Houston
1668:Speech (1924) filmed at
1493:Downey and Owens (1925)
994:(listed in BFI database)
949:Alexander's Ragtime Band
917:Ag and Bert (1929) with
416:Follow the Bouncing Ball
2409:on the Phonofilm (1928)
2041:(1923) two-reeler with
1630:(late 1923, early 1924)
1620:Walter G. R. Hinchliffe
1556:En confesionario (1928)
1520:Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1255:Carnival of the Animals
990:, with speech given by
802:Cuban Sound Documentary
718:Bathurst Street, Sydney
670:The Clue of the New Pin
3674:April 6, 2009, at the
3177:The Educational Screen
3009:The Educational Screen
2759:and "Dumplings" (1927)
2657:Abbie (Abbey) Mitchell
2418:Phonofilm (1923) with
2315:Oh, You Beautiful Doll
2131:The Merchant of Venice
2055:Freeman Harrison Owens
1701:by Harold Simpson and
1585:The Fair Maid of Perth
1355:Cohen on the Telephone
1085:Being All Alone (1927)
1060:Bard and Pearl (1923)
1053:Barber and Jackson in
861:
853:
828:British Film Institute
712:Phonofilm in Australia
702:'s sound feature film
661:British Film Institute
449:was developing both a
357:, and the 20-year-old
141:
4506:Phonofilm short films
4486:Film sound production
4472:at Silent Era website
2923:Potash and Perlmutter
2713:Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Dee-Aye
2688:The Sugar Step (1928)
2513:Musical Number (1925)
2444:Punch and Judy (1928)
2375:Musical Number (1925)
2211:(1926) first to use "
2201:My Bonnie (1925) aka
2039:Love's Old Sweet Song
2021:Bubble Dance (1923)*
1935:John Citizen's Lament
1666:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1645:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1397:Cuban national anthem
1357:(1923) also known as
1285:Charles William Eliot
1145:(1927) parody of Sir
1003:Annie Laurie (1926)**
978:(June 29, 1927) with
860:1922 U.S. sheet music
859:
845:
806:Cuban national anthem
508:Sam H. Harris Theatre
346:Love's Old Sweet Song
129:
3166:(McFarland, 2004) p6
3140:SilentEra entry for
3126:SilentEra entry for
3112:SilentEra entry for
2985:List of film formats
2526:Safety First (1928)
2505:Rocky Road to Dublin
2461:Educational Pictures
2405:Percy Pryde and His
2209:My Old Kentucky Home
2053:, cinematography by
1950:Musical Medley No. 4
1736:Gimme the Hat (1927)
1692:Educational Pictures
1477:(1924), directed by
1372:Comin' Thro' the Rye
1279:Charles Ross Taggart
826:(45 titles) and the
582:Fox Film Corporation
398:on August 23, 1925.
223:Charles Ross Taggart
50:in the early 1920s.
3515:(1927) at SilentEra
3059:on February 7, 2019
2778:The Toy Shop (1928)
2747:Thorpe Bates (1926)
2668:'s "Song of Spring"
2625:Lucia di Lammermoor
2251:Library of Congress
2192:A Musical Monologue
1745:Henri de la Falaise
1708:George Bernard Shaw
1682:short, directed by
1651:The Flat Charleston
1608:sings "Father Time"
1604:Fannie Ward (1924)
1470:Dolly Gray (1926)**
1295:Charles "Chic" Sale
1186:(1923) harmonicist*
971:(banjo and ukulele)
824:Library of Congress
818:Legacy of Phonofilm
804:which included the
797:Lucia di Lammermoor
620:performers such as
603:Phonofilm in the UK
556:Library of Congress
364:All or part of the
322:Opera Versus Jazz (
176:33 West 39th Street
140:, December 5, 1925)
137:Biloxi Daily Herald
132:Biloxi, Mississippi
4439:The Victoria Girls
4310:BFI Database entry
4266:BFI Database entry
4167:BFI Database entry
3162:Edwin M. Bradley,
3037:ASCE website entry
2631:The Sheik of Araby
2592:Sensations of 1927
2198:and his accordion*
1716:Fox Movietone News
1639:Five Minutes with
1430:The Crimson Circle
1417:Darling Nelly Gray
1305:Chorus, Gentlemen!
1289:Harvard University
1252:' "The Swan" from
1143:Scotland's Whiskey
1097:George Fitzmaurice
1093:Paramount Pictures
1032:Lillian Hall-Davis
919:Mabel Constanduros
912:Paramount Pictures
862:
854:
808:and excerpts from
757:Phonofilm in Spain
725:Minister for Trade
723:On April 6, 1927,
680:The Crimson Circle
548:Paramount Pictures
544:RKO Radio Pictures
366:Paramount Pictures
311:Negro Folk Songs (
281:The Bubble Dance (
231:Stringed Harmony (
214:From Far Seville (
178:in New York City.
142:
123:in his invention.
59:DeForest Phonofilm
18:DeForest Phonofilm
4390:The Covered Wagon
3114:The Covered Wagon
2857:, September 1925)
2822:The Unwritten Law
2577:A Christmas Carol
2517:Romeo et Juliette
2476:Raymond Hitchcock
2327:Old Folks at Home
1835:(screen debut of
1699:The 9 to 11 Revue
1616:Charles A. Levine
1384:The Covered Wagon
1323:Clapham and Dwyer
1317:Clapham and Dwyer
1313:and his Orchestra
1264:(1927) filmed at
1262:Charles Lindbergh
1184:Borrah Minnevitch
1172:Boat Race (1929)
1000:Swan Dance (1925)
901:The Covered Wagon
887:Frank McGlynn Sr.
742:was shown at the
613:The 9 to 11 Revue
525:What Price Glory?
455:frames per second
382:The Covered Wagon
377:The Covered Wagon
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146:incandescent bulb
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3695:
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3684:
3678:
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3660:
3655:
3649:
3644:
3638:
3633:
3627:
3622:
3616:
3611:
3605:
3600:
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3589:
3583:
3578:
3572:
3567:
3561:
3556:
3550:
3545:
3539:
3534:
3528:
3526:Silent Era entry
3523:
3517:
3509:
3503:
3498:
3492:
3487:
3481:
3476:
3470:
3465:
3459:
3454:
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3426:
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3404:
3399:
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3382:
3377:
3371:
3366:
3360:
3355:
3349:
3344:
3338:
3333:
3327:
3322:
3316:
3311:
3305:
3300:
3294:
3289:
3283:
3278:
3272:
3267:SilentEra entry
3264:
3258:
3253:
3247:
3242:
3236:
3231:
3225:
3220:
3214:
3209:
3203:
3198:
3192:
3187:
3181:
3173:
3167:
3160:
3154:
3151:
3145:
3137:
3131:
3123:
3117:
3109:
3103:
3102:
3100:
3098:
3075:
3069:
3068:
3066:
3064:
3045:
3039:
3034:
3028:
3019:
3013:
3005:
2941:(**) Fleischer "
2899:John F. Hamilton
2774:Bertram Phillips
2733:Forrester Harvey
2643:Sidney Bernstein
2618:His Great Moment
2581:Bransby Williams
2511:Roger Wolfe Kahn
2483:Arthur Donaldson
2401:Bertram Phillips
2384:Winifred Shotter
2337:George A. Cooper
2285:Nutcracker Suite
2247:A Night in Dixie
2242:Bertram Phillips
2227:Nap (1928) with
2223:George A. Cooper
2144:Mickey (1927) **
2098:(1926) starring
1996:La Chauve-Souris
1847:George A. Cooper
1526:Drink to Me Only
1489:Peggy O'Hooligan
1479:Arthur Donaldson
1399:and excerpts of
1361:with monologist
1350:George A. Cooper
1275:on June 13, 1927
1240:Casey at the Bat
1167:Bransby Williams
1165:(UK title) with
1151:Billy Merson in
1141:Billy Merson in
1125:The Co-Optimists
1026:Bertram Phillips
927:Bertram Phillips
849:La Chauve-Souris
767:En confesionario
700:Alfred Hitchcock
657:Sidney Bernstein
634:Bransby Williams
447:Western Electric
306:Casey at the Bat
296:Borrah Minevitch
289:Weber and Fields
114:Candler Building
77:systems such as
69:systems such as
21:
4521:
4520:
4516:
4515:
4514:
4512:
4511:
4510:
4496:History of film
4476:
4475:
4364:
4359:
4354:SilentEra entry
4352:
4348:
4343:SilentEra entry
4341:
4337:
4332:SilentEra entry
4330:
4326:
4321:SilentEra entry
4319:
4315:
4308:
4304:
4299:SilentEra entry
4297:
4293:
4288:SilentEra entry
4286:
4282:
4277:SilentEra entry
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4271:
4264:
4260:
4255:SilentEra entry
4253:
4249:
4244:SilentEra entry
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4238:
4233:SilentEra entry
4231:
4227:
4222:SilentEra entry
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4216:
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4205:
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4189:SilentEra entry
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4183:
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4172:
4165:
4161:
4156:SilentEra entry
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4139:
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4128:
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4121:
4117:
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4106:
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4090:SilentEra entry
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4084:
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3996:
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3897:
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3886:
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3820:
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3809:
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3798:
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3787:
3782:SilentEra entry
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3771:SilentEra entry
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3765:
3760:SilentEra entry
3758:
3754:
3749:Wayback Machine
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3729:
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3692:
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3681:
3676:Wayback Machine
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3663:
3658:SilentEra entry
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3586:
3581:SilentEra entry
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3570:SilentEra entry
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3047:
3046:
3042:
3035:
3031:
3020:
3016:
3006:
3002:
2998:
2970:Eric Tigerstedt
2961:
2950:
2940:
2886:When I Lost You
2839:William Frawley
2830:Wembley Studios
2743:Geoffrey Barkas
2675:as Jimmy Josser
2588:Lawrence Wright
2554:Csárdás (Monti)
2548:Sybil Thorndike
2453:Stephen Roberts
2439:Calvin Coolidge
2180:Elsa Lanchester
2100:Marie Lloyd Jr.
2047:Donald Gallaher
1946:Josephine Earle
1402:The Merry Widow
1378:Conchita Piquer
1266:Clapham Studios
1182:A Boston Star:
980:Richard E. Byrd
976:Roosevelt Field
932:Ain't She Sweet
891:John Drinkwater
883:Abraham Lincoln
876:as Jimmy Josser
840:
820:
811:The Merry Widow
791:
763:Cuando fui león
759:
732:Rushcutters Bay
728:Herbert Pratten
714:
630:Sybil Thorndike
622:Marie Lloyd Jr.
605:
569:
489:The Jazz Singer
480:The Jazz Singer
436:
428:Cleveland, Ohio
424:Hugo Riesenfeld
396:Century Theatre
355:Donald Gallaher
302:DeWolfe Hopper
294:A Boston Star (
266:'s Orchestra ("
255:Calvin Coolidge
191:Hugo Riesenfeld
171:
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2457:Clem Beauchamp
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2125:Chauncey Depew
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2109:
2103:
2093:
2087:
2084:Man of Mystery
2080:Thomas Bentley
2076:
2073:
2070:
2067:Frederick Ives
2063:
2060:
2057:
2036:
2033:
2026:
2019:Lillian Powell
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2007:
2000:Nikita Balieff
1993:
1990:
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1981:
1976:as Brutus and
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1961:Doing His Duty
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1766:
1763:
1760:
1755:, in film for
1749:Thomas Meighan
1741:Gloria Swanson
1737:
1734:
1731:
1725:
1722:George Jackley
1719:
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1690:, released by
1686:, produced by
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1468:
1461:
1455:
1452:Die Nibelungen
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:Dick Henderson
1437:
1426:Der rote Kreis
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1008:Thomas Bentley
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984:George Noville
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940:Dick Henderson
936:Chili Bouchier
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925:, directed by
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870:Thomas Bentley
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758:
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744:Lyceum Theatre
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607:In July 1925,
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601:
597:William Garity
568:
565:
540:RCA Photophone
491:was the first
487:in Vitaphone.
475:John Barrymore
435:
432:
420:Song Car-Tunes
411:Song Car-Tunes
406:Dave Fleischer
391:Die Nibelungen
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283:Lillian Powell
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2947:Screen Songs
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2903:Reginald Fox
2854:
2808:(1929) with
2737:Barbara Gott
2695:Swanee River
2666:Edvard Grieg
2662:Sonia Serova
2638:Miles Mander
2623:Sextet from
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2521:Otakar Mařák
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2368:Miles Mander
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2279:Norah Blaney
2266:Noble Sissle
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2135:Lewis Casson
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1988:Dorothy Boyd
1978:Malcolm Keen
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1780:Billy Mayerl
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3128:Bella Donna
3097:February 6,
3063:February 6,
2965:Photokinema
2806:Two Sisters
2757:Tommy Lorne
2719:Teddy Brown
2616:(US title:
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2373:Paul Specht
2270:Eubie Blake
2260:Wilkie Bard
2164:Molly Picon
2139:Shakespeare
2096:Marie Lloyd
1837:Elisha Cook
1635:Robb Wilton
1606:Fannie Ward
1576:Sammy White
1566:Eubie Blake
1475:Retribution
1428:(1929) aka
1388:James Cruze
1330:Wilkie Bard
1250:Saint-Saëns
1161:(1926) aka
1159:Bleak House
1089:Bella Donna
1062:Wilkie Bard
988:Bert Acosta
907:Bella Donna
638:Shakespeare
578:William Fox
563:equipment.
371:Bella Donna
328:Sammy White
317:Eubie Blake
304:(reciting "
108:Development
93:short films
73:, or later
55:audion tube
4480:Categories
3592:IMDB entry
3201:IMDB entry
2996:References
2814:Viola Dana
2583:as Scrooge
2567:Basil Gill
2560:Sammy Fain
2540:Saint Joan
2449:Jack White
2437:President
2390:, play by
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2360:Mary Clare
2309:Oh Suzanna
2196:Phil Baker
2051:Una Merkel
1980:as Cassius
1974:Basil Gill
1911:Jack Pearl
1833:Albert Ray
1822:Henry Cass
1753:Allan Dwan
1618:and Capt.
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1487:(1925) in
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1101:Pola Negri
1066:Jack Pearl
963:Alvin and
846:1922 U.S.
618:music hall
593:Pat Powers
516:short film
440:sound film
386:Fritz Lang
359:Una Merkel
264:Ben Bernie
253:President
248:Phil Baker
205:(Overture)
102:music hall
98:vaudeville
4423:Kid Boots
3142:Siegfried
3092:1134-6582
2975:Tri-Ergon
2888:(1926) **
2863:(1927) **
2810:Rex Lease
2790:(1926) **
2784:(1927) **
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2683:Roy Smeck
2649:in London
2536:(1925) **
2507:(1927) **
2493:Rigoletto
2323:(1926) **
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2023:Denishawn
1892:(1926) **
1757:The Lambs
1514:Australia
1506:Farm Cove
1225:Splinters
1136:Desdemona
1072:database)
969:banjolele
783:lost film
740:Farm Cove
705:Blackmail
485:Al Jolson
473:starring
465:Vitaphone
445:In 1924,
368:features
275:Rigoletto
233:Roy Smeck
150:photocell
118:Hollywood
86:Movietone
71:Vitaphone
33:Phonofilm
3745:Archived
3672:Archived
2959:See also
2715:(1926)**
2697:(1925)**
2311:(1925)**
2300:Oh Mabel
2092:(1926)**
1915:Ben Bard
1775:" (1926)
1641:Al Smith
1572:Eva Puck
1460:(1925)**
1419:(1926)**
1410:(1925)**
1374:(1926)**
1336:Arty Ash
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