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Okay for Sound

(1946)

History, Documentary

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0hrs 20m

Overview

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.

Score

50

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John Barrymore as Don Juan (archive footage)

John Barrymore

** Don Juan (archive footage)

James Cagney as Tommy Powers (archive footage)

James Cagney

** Tommy Powers (archive footage)

Anna Case as Unknown role

Anna Case

** Unknown role

Thomas A. Edison as Unknown role

Thomas A. Edison

** Unknown role

Mischa Elman as Unknown role

Mischa Elman

** Unknown role

William H. Hays as Unknown role

William H. Hays

** Unknown role

Al Jolson as Unknown role

Al Jolson

** Unknown role

Giovanni Martinelli as Unknown role

Giovanni Martinelli

** Unknown role

Edward G. Robinson as Unknown role

Edward G. Robinson

** Unknown role

Roy Smeck as Unknown role

Roy Smeck

** Unknown role

Marion Talley as Unknown role

Marion Talley

** Unknown role

Jack L. Warner as Unknown role

Jack L. Warner

** Unknown role

Efrem Zimbalist Sr. as Violinist

Efrem Zimbalist Sr.

** Violinist

Mary Astor as Adriana (archive footage)

Mary Astor

** Adriana (archive footage)

Harold Bauer as Unknown role

Harold Bauer

** Unknown role

Truman Bradley as Unknown role

Truman Bradley

** Unknown role

Jack Carson as Unknown role

Jack Carson

** Unknown role

Dane Clark as Unknown role

Dane Clark

** Unknown role

John Garfield as Unknown role

John Garfield

** Unknown role

Paul Henreid as Unknown role

Paul Henreid

** Unknown role

Davey Lee as Unknown role

Davey Lee

** Unknown role

John Litel as Unknown role

John Litel

** Unknown role

Ida Lupino as Unknown role

Ida Lupino

** Unknown role

Dennis Morgan as Unknown role

Dennis Morgan

** Unknown role

Franklin D. Roosevelt as Unknown role

Franklin D. Roosevelt

** Unknown role

Ann Sheridan as Unknown role

Ann Sheridan

** Unknown role

Alexis Smith as Unknown role

Alexis Smith

** Unknown role

Kent Smith as Unknown role

Kent Smith

** Unknown role

Martha Vickers as Unknown role

Martha Vickers

** Unknown role

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