The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
- Documentary
- History
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
Cast
- Scott Eyman
Scott Eyman
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Robert Gitt
Self
- Jonathan Kuntz
Jonathan Kuntz
Self
A.C. Lyles
Self
Ben Burtt
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Vince Giordano
Self
Rose Marie
Self
- Dane A. Davis
Dane A. Davis
Self
- Sanford Green
Sanford Green
Self
Mickey Rooney
Self
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self
- Mark Vieira
Mark Vieira
Self
- Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes
Self
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Al Jolson
Self (archive footage)
- Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt
Narrator (voice)
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