27 October 1926 Factual 33 mins
The film introduces and discusses the technical aspects of making talking pictures. It is the first film using the Vitaphone sound film system developed at Bell Laboratories. Originally presented to the New York Society of Electrical Engineers in 1926, Edward B. Craft, the Executive Vice President of Bell Labs, gives the address and demonstration.
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United States 27 October 1926
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Another experimental sound film made in 1926 was "The Voice from the Screen" where Edward B. Craft executive vice president at Bell Laboratories explains ...
Titulo en Español: La voz en la pantalla.
A 1926 Vitaphone Demonstration featuring Edward B. Craft.
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26 December 1926
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1926 The Vitaphone Corporation.
