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Okay for Sound (1946)

1946-09-07 · 20m · EN
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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.

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Top billed cast

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John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreDon Juan (archive footage)James CagneyJames CagneyTommy Powers (archive footage)Anna CaseAnna CaseThomas A. EdisonThomas A. EdisonMischa ElmanMischa ElmanWilliam H. HaysWilliam H. HaysAl JolsonAl JolsonGiovanni MartinelliGiovanni MartinelliEdward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonRoy SmeckRoy SmeckMarion TalleyMarion TalleyEfrem Zimbalist Sr.Efrem Zimbalist Sr.Violinist

Keywords

Vitaphone

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityVitaphonePacingShortActor preference265436 · 456795 · 295233Country preferenceUsDecade preference1940

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What is Okay for Sound about?

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.

How long is Okay for Sound?

Okay for Sound has a runtime of 20 minutes.