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Okay for Sound (1946)

Genre : History, Documentary

Runtime : 20M

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Barrymore
John Barrymore
Don Juan (archive footage)
James Cagney
James Cagney
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
Anna Case
Anna Case
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Mischa Elman
Mischa Elman
William H. Hays
William H. Hays
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Roy Smeck
Roy Smeck
Marion Talley
Marion Talley
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
Efrem Zimbalist Sr.
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
Adriana (archive footage)
Harold Bauer
Harold Bauer
Truman Bradley
Truman Bradley
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Dane Clark
Dane Clark
John Garfield
John Garfield
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid
Davey Lee
Davey Lee
John Litel
John Litel
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Dennis Morgan
Dennis Morgan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers

Crews

Gordon Hollingshead
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer

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