The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    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.
    Documentary
    History
    • Runtime: 1 hour and 25 minutes
    • Release Date: September 2, 2007
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Rudy Behlmer
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Robert Gitt
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    A.C. Lyles
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Ben Burtt
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Leonard Maltin
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Vince Giordano
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Rose Marie
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Mickey Rooney
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Leatrice Joy Gilbert
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Charlie Chaplin
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Buster Keaton
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Clark Gable
    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
    Al Jolson