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Without access to Case's inventions, de Forest was left with an incomplete system of sound film. He gave up on trying to exploit the process — at least in the U.S. (see UK section below). de Forest was in financial difficulty due to his lawsuits against Case, and had resorted to selling cut-rate
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Seeing that de Forest was more concerned with his own fame and recognition than he was with actually creating a workable system of sound film, and because of de Forest's continuing attempts to downplay the contributions of the Case
Research Lab in the creation of Phonofilm, Case severed his ties with
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website, the UK division of De Forest
Phonofilm was taken over in August 1928 by British Talking Pictures and its subsidiary, British Sound Film Productions, which was formed in September 1928; it is believed British Talking Pictures acquired De Forest's primary assets, including patents and designs
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The
Phonofilm system, which recorded synchronized sound directly onto film, was used to record vaudeville acts, musical numbers, political speeches, and opera singers. The quality of Phonofilm was poor at first and while it improved somewhat in later years, it was never able to match the fidelity of
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Case and de Forest had a falling out due to de Forest taking full credit for the work of Case and Earl I. Sponable at the Case
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Western Electric's ERPI division dominated the theater hardware market when the sound revolution finally got underway, its standard 24-frames-per-second speed was universally adopted by Fox and all the other studios as each began making sound films. As a consequence, Case's tests and de
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limited the appeal of his process. De Forest kept to one-reel films because he was unable to solve the problem of reel changes, and the disruption in sound which would occur, when a projectionist in a movie theater changed reels. One of the few two-reel films made in the
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of the films shown by de Forest and claimed by him to be the product of "his" inventions. Case also expressed his displeasure that the program credited only the "DeForest-Case
Patents", as Phonofilm's success rested upon the work of Case and his Case Research Lab.
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directed by
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De Forest was forced to show these films in independent theaters such as the Rivoli since
Hollywood movie studios controlled all major U.S. movie theater chains at the time. De Forest's decision to film primarily short films (one reel), not
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made primarily as demonstrations to try to interest major studios in
Phonofilm. These films are particularly valuable to entertainment historians, as they include recordings of a wide variety of both well-known and less famous American
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On March 12, 1923, de Forest presented a demonstration of Phonofilm to the press. On April 12, 1923, de Forest gave a private demonstration of the process to electrical engineers at the Engineering Society Building's Auditorium at
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The Maurice Zouary collection at the Library of Congress holds approximately 45 films made in Phonofilm. A DVD produced by Zouary about the history of Phonofilm says that a short film of opera singers performing the Sextet from
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sound equipment to second-run movie theaters wanting to convert to sound on the cheap. His company declared bankruptcy in September 1926. The Fleischers stopped releasing the Song Car-Tune films in Phonofilm shortly thereafter.
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and other film archives have printed new copies of some early Phonofilms, modifying them by periodically duplicating frames and correspondingly "stretching" the soundtracks to make them compatible with standard projectors and
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oxysulfide) Cell, for reproducing the recorded sound. Case provided de Forest with that major upgrade and later provided him with another Case Research Lab creation, the AEO Light, to use for recording the soundtrack.
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De Forest later took his show on the road, pitching Phonofilm directly to the general public at a series of special engagements across the country. The shorts shown at one such demonstration in 1925, were as follows:
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that could not react quickly enough to the varying light coming to it as the soundtrack passed through the sound gate, resulting in an incomplete reproduction of sound from an inadequate recording – a dual failure.
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Major Issues of the Campaign (1924) compilation of Al Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John W. Davis short Phonofilms taken at the 1924 Democratic National Convention in NYC (see individual entries)
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to expose amplified sound onto film. The bulbs quickly burned out, and, even while functioning, never produced a clear recording. To reproduce his nearly inaudible soundtracks, de Forest used a
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The last films made in the UK in Phonofilm were released in early 1929, due to competition from Vitaphone, and sound-on-film systems such as Fox Movietone and RCA Photophone. The release of
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Mark Griver and His Scottish Revellers (1927) perform "She Was Just a Sailor's Sweetheart" and "Ain't She Sweet"—see also Chili Bouchier entry (above) and Pilbeam and His Band entry (below)
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was made by the "Latin American division" of Phonofilm. No further information is known about this division of Phonofilm. In 1926, DeForest released a short film referred to as
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annual "Spring Gambol" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, showing Swanson trying to crash the all-male club; Meighan also hosted the live Gambol event (April 26, 1925)
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In November 1922, de Forest founded the De Forest Phonofilm Corporation with studios at 314 East 48th Street in New York City, and offices at 220 West 42nd Street in the
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In 1928, Spanish producer Feliciano Manuel Vitores bought the Spanish rights to Phonofilm from DeForest and dubbed it "Fonofilm". He produced four films in the process,
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Forest's early Phonofilms, shot at about 21 frames per second, gave speakers and singers high-pitched "helium voices" if they are run on a standard sound projector. The
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Harry and Max Nesbitt (1927) film sometimes listed as "Yid Nesbitt" (Max's nickname), brothers from South Africa in "vocal, verbal, and terpsichorean tidbits"
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Phonofilm had closed all of its operations in Australia by October 1927, and sold its remaining studio facilities to an Australian company in October 1928.
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process using 12-inch phonograph records synchronized with the film. However, the UK divisions of both Phonofilm and British Phototone soon closed.
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Plastigrams (1924) 1922 experimental 3-D film by Frederick Ives and Jacob Leventhal, re-released with Phonofilm soundtrack on September 22, 1924
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system, where the film is synchronized with a phonograph containing the sound, and their own optical sound systems. They had settled on 24
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819:(98 titles). In 1976, five Phonofilm titles were discovered in a trunk in Australia, and these films have been restored by Australia's
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Pilbeam and His Band With Specialty Dance by the Misses Tosch (1927) jazzy version of "Ain't She Sweet?" (?Arnold Pilbeam, father of
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Femina Quartette Nr. 1 (1928) with Elizabeth Hyde (soprano), Brenda Hales (cellist), Yvonne Black (pianist) performing (BFI Database)
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Farewell Message of Mr. Levine and Captain Hinchcliffe, Just Before Their Departure on Their Return Flight to America (1927) with
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Bring on the Bride (August 1929) comedy short, directed by Harry Delf, with Betty Lancaster, Cecil Holm, and Edward O'Connor
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On April 15, 1923, de Forest premiered 18 short films made in Phonofilm — including vaudeville acts, musical performers,
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The Radio Franks (May 1926) NYC radio stars Frank Bessinger and Frank Wright sing "Remember" and "Hooray for Radio" ***
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dancer Powell dances to a theme by Brahms; film also shown at the Engineers Society Auditorium in NYC April 12, 1923***
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co-hosted the presentation. The printed program gave credit to the "DeForest-Case Patents", but according to a letter
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as peddler hawking "Hoak" patent medicine and girl (real-life wife Edna Frawley) who becomes the dummy (BFI database)
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made an unsuccessful takeover bid for de Forest's company. In the aftermath, Powers hired former DeForest technician
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Farewell Message of Mr. Levine and Captain Hinchliffe, Just Before Their Departure on Their Return Flight to America
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Brooke Johns and Goodee Montgomery (1925) Johns plays ukulele and Montgomery sings "I'm in Love Again" and dances***
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to use synchronized sound for talking sequences rather than just for music and sound effects, and thus launched the
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Knee Deep in Daisies (1926) song "I'm Knee-Deep in Daisies (and Head Over Heels in Love)" sung by Paul England and
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made in Spain. The feature film was released in Spain by Divina Home Video in 2005, after years of being thought a
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series, 19 used Phonofilm. Also in 1924, the Fleischer brothers partnered with de Forest, Edwin Miles Fadiman, and
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Armistice Day of 1928 (1928) produced by Phonofilms (Singapore) and released by British Sound Film Corporation
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on August 6, 1926, in Vitaphone, with music and sound effects only. On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released
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Scovell and Wheldon (1927) UK radio stars (male duo) sing "Ukulele Lullaby" and "Fresh Milk Comes From Cows"
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wrote to de Forest immediately after the event, no credit was given to Case during the presentation itself.
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to form Red Seal Pictures Corporation, which owned 36 theaters on the East Coast, extending as far west as
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Elga Collins the Versatile Entertainer (1927) Collins sings "Ain't It Nice" and "Tonight You Belong to Me"
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Old Pal Why Don't You Answer Me (1926) also sometimes listed as "My Old Pal" of "Dear Old Pal"**
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I Don't Believe You're in Love With Me (1926) Winnie Collins and Walter Williams sing title song
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Come Take a Trip in My Airship (1924) one of the first in the Fleischer "Song Car-Tune" series**
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What the Phonofilm Means (introduced by ?Bart Doyle; in original April 15, 1923, program)*
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His Night Out (1924) comedy short with Fred Ardath, Bob Albright, and The McCarthy Sisters
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Madelon (1927) Camille Gillard in "Madelon", directed by Widgey Newman
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and Jacob Leventhal re-released with Phonofilm soundtrack May 18, 1925
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Calm as the Night (1927) sung by soprano Mary Cavanova (Marie Cavan)
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312:
150:
705:
In June 1925, Phonofilm opened its first Australian office at 129
2742:
To See If My Dreams Come True (1927) Jack Hodges sings title song
2126:, perhaps the first sound-on-film reproduction of a scene from a
1931:
Campaign Speech (1924), Democratic candidate who lost to Coolidge
119:
Newspaper ad for Phonofilm shorts shown at the Strand Theatre in
2430:, Taken on the White House Grounds (1924) filmed August 11, 1924
2136:
Mira la Blanca Luna (UK/Czech, 1936) Rossini aria sung by tenor
1757:
Gorno's Italian Marionettes (1928) aka Die singenden Marionetten
841:
program cover, with the famous "Wooden Soldiers" marching (left)
3038:"12 mentiras de la historia que nos tragamos sin rechistar (4)"
2586:
1498:
931:; see also Mark Griver and Pilbeam and His Band entries (below)
736:
573:
bought Case's patents, cutting off de Forest's access to them.
485:
200:
A Study in Contrasts (comparing sound and silent film segments)
175:
2291:(1924) early entry in the Fleischer "Sound Car-Tune" series **
1713:(1885-1950), the Indignant Comedian in "A Doggy Ditty" (1927)
1437:
Dick Henderson Sings "There Are More Heavens Than One" (1927)
171:
115:
105:. However, de Forest was unable to interest any of the major
2920:
Yvette Darnac (1929) radio star Darnac sings Gershwin tune "
2754:
Toot Toot (1926) Fleischer cartoon ("Toot Toot Tootsie"?)**
1857:
The Hyde Sisters (1928) musical short with The Hyde Sisters
1165:
of March 23, 1929 ("centenary year") listed in BFI Database
956:(1926) brothers who are credited with the invention of the
2164:
Mr. George Mozart the Famous Comedian (1928) comedy short
3142:"First Sound of Movies", DVD, Ray Pointer, Inkwell Images
2545:) performed by male trio (pianist, cellist, and vocalist)
2436:
The Radio Bug (September 1926) comedy short, produced by
2420:
Pipe Down (1929) comedy short released by Ellbee Pictures
2112:
Memories of Lincoln (1925) 91-year-old former legislator
1289:
Charmaine (1928) musical short with Eric Marshall singing
4446:(1926) filmed at the Phonofilm Clapham Studios in London
4438:(1927) filmed at the Phonofilm Clapham Studios in London
2634:
Welcomes Phonofilm (1926) shown October 4, 1926, at the
2597:
The Sentence of Death (1927) dramatic short directed by
2519:
singing his song "Safety First", directed by Hugh Croise
1841:
Hot Tips (1929) comedy short released by Ellbee Pictures
1270:(1923) "The Old Country Fiddler at the Singing School" *
422:
407:" gimmick starting in May 1924. Of the 36 titles in the
2886:
The Whistler (1926) dramatic short with Louise Maurel,
2883:
When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' (1926)**
2048:
Luella Paikin (1922) early DeForest test film of singer
1497:(1927) film first shown May 12, 1927, at the Lyceum in
2670:
Stringed Harmony (1923) with ukulele and banjo player
1972:
Key and Heyworth (1927) duo sing a song (BFI Database)
826:
46:, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process,
2782:
The Trial Turn (1928) comedy short with Horace Kenney
2695:
Syncopation and Song (1927) with The Coney Island Six
2575:
Sensations of 1927 (1927) Thorpe Bates in excerpt of
2490:(1924) speech given during 1924 presidential campaign
1780:
Harrigan and Altworth (1922) early DeForest test film
1507:
Dunio and Gegna (1927) instrumental comedians, play "
1064:
Barking Dog (1921) experimental film with barking dog
868:
The Actors' Squad (1927) short with Lawrence Anderson
4408:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
2680:
The Superior Sex (1928) comedy short with John Henry
1617:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
1108:
Bernice DePasquale (1922) Metropolitan Opera soprano
231:
A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor, Star of "Kid Boots"
133:
To record on film, de Forest tried using a standard
4372:
History of de Forest inventions including Phonofilm
2338:
Oscar Earlweiss (1924) "chorus and novelty concert"
2238:(1925) musical short in Maurice Zouary collection (
1991:'s group La Chauve-Souris performing their sketch "
943:
Alma Barnes the Internationally Famous Mimic (1926)
495:system was first demonstrated to the public at the
4367:List of De Forest Phonofilm titles at BFI Database
2842:(1925) appeared in "playlet" filmed in Phonofilm (
2730:The Third Gun (1929) three-reel short directed by
1190:The Burglar and the Girl (1928) comedy short with
903:feature films with soundtracks filmed in Phonofilm
4414:in late 1923 or early 1924 in NYC) at Archive.org
4400:President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Lawn
2444:, and co-starring Phil Dunham, Toy Gallagher and
2004:(1923), operatic bass from the Metropolitan Opera
1760:Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) cellist Farrar performs "
565:de Forest in the fall of 1925. On July 23, 1926,
4466:
3258:Barber and Jackson, the Long and the Short of It
2903:Wyn Gladwyn, One Person Two Personalities (1928)
2229:The New Paris Lido Club Band (1928) directed by
1893:(1926) sung by Dick Henderson, song by Ted Waite
1869:I Don't Know (1928) Emmie Joyce sings title song
1771:perform "I've Got a Sweetie on the Radio" (1926)
1754:Gordon Freeman (1924) and his "crazy inventions"
1486:(Sr.) and ?Owens ("Two Boys and a Piano") sing "
648:welcoming Phonofilm to the UK. According to the
93:acts which would otherwise have been forgotten.
2331:The Orderly Room (July 1928) comedy short with
1961:(1926) excerpt from the Shakespeare play, with
1884:An Intimate Interlude (1928) comedy short with
1517:(1926) Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) sings title song
1456:playing "Jimmy Josser", directed by Hugh Croise
995:The Antidote (1927) dramatic short directed by
723:in Sydney. On May 12, 1927, a Phonofilm of the
246:Taken on the White House Lawn (August 11, 1924)
2653:Dancers (1924) modern dance group performs to
2457:The Raw Recruit (July 1928) comedy short with
2054:Luna-cy! (1925) 1922 experimental 3-D film by
1948:playing "Jimmy Josser" (possible duplicate of
1851:The Houston Sisters (1926) musical short with
1636:introduces Smith at 1924 Democratic Convention
1375:(1923) Paramount Pictures feature directed by
1257:in London on Lindbergh's departure from the UK
2644:Songs of Yesterday (1922) spirituals sung by
2173:Mrs. Mephistopheles (1929) comedy short with
2122:(1927) the trial scene, with Joyce Lyons and
1834:His Rest Day (1927) comedy short directed by
1334:Clyde Doerr and His Sax-o-Phone Sextet (1923)
1280:gives speech (?at 1924 Democratic Convention)
1163:The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
777:
452:was the first to use a sound-on-disc system,
42:In 1919 and 1920, de Forest, inventor of the
4444:Dick Henderson Sings I Love Her All the More
2833:Vicarage Trio—Kerbstone Entertainment (1928)
2716:That Brute Simmons (1928) comedy short with
2388:The Percival Mackey Trio (1929) directed by
2167:Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929) comedy short with
2149:Miss Lalla Dodd, the Modern Soubrette (1927)
1906:(1926) with Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont
1798:Hedicashun (1929) monologue by A. W. Goodwin
1567:(1923) doing their sketch "Opera vs. Jazz" *
946:Almost a Gentleman (1928) comedy short with
2564:Scrooge (1928), a monologue from Dickens's
2177:as title character, directed by Hugh Croise
2021:reads his poem "Lincoln, Man of the People"
1642:(1926) with Santos Casani and Josie Lennard
1520:East Side, West Side (1925) also known as "
1314:No. 2 (1929) Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer
1308:No. 1 (1929) Charles Clapham and Bill Dwyer
999:, with Primrose Morgan, Walter Sondes, and
887:Introduces Phonofilm (1923) for release of
4454:(1927) filmed at Clapham Studios in London
4357:List of de Forest Phonofilm titles at IMDB
2788:Tulipsky (1924) pianist (famed "peonyist")
1557:Plays His "Fantasy on Swanee River" (1923)
1425:novel, trade-shown in March 1929 in the UK
1369:(1923) in dance sketch "From Far Seville"*
1237:Cellist and Pianist (1928) two women play
4402:(filmed on 11 August 1924) at Archive.org
3069:"La primera película sonora era española"
2777:Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching
2622:(US, September 1926) Fleischer cartoon **
2342:Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
2146:Miss Edith Kelly-Lange (1927) violin solo
2091:, daughter of music hall star Marie Lloyd
2024:The London Four (1927) male voice quartet
1651:The Four Bachelors (1924) singing quartet
1579:False Colours (1927) dramatic short with
1462:Domen (1924) Swedish language version of
1298:Christmas Party (UK, December 1928) with
857:Acci-Dental Treatment (1929) directed by
700:
617:, along with famous stage actors such as
456:. Warner Bros. released the feature film
403:series of cartoons which introduced the "
4386:Australian National Film Archive website
2871:When I Leave This World Behind (1926) **
2751:Tommy Lorne (1927) sings "The Lard Song"
2461:as Jimmy Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2335:as Jimmy Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2324:Olly Oakley (November 1927) directed by
1683:; re-released in 1929 by Copley Pictures
1384:Cuban Sound Documentary (1926) with the
1247:; ?same as Jerome and France (see below)
1206:Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon (1926)**
844:
830:
114:
2523:Sailing, Sailing Over the Bounding Main
2512:and soprano Mary Cavanova (Marie Cavan)
2474:, Swedish actor and director, see also
2318:(1925) ?dupe of "Swanee" entry below **
2280:Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
2159:Mother, Mother, Mother Pin a Rose on Me
2140:and soprano Marie Cavan (Mary Cavanova)
2106:Medevedeff's Balalaika Orchestra (1929)
1493:The Duke and Duchess of York Arrive at
644:in London, including a short film with
4467:
4436:Mark Griver and His Scottish Revellers
3179:De Forest Phonofilms - Rushcutters Bay
2813:(UK, 1929) two-reel short directed by
2347:Packing Up (1927) dramatic short with
2207:My Wife's Gone to the Country (1926)**
1955:The Jubilee Four (1924) gospel quartet
1539:Emmie Joyce Sings "I Need Love" (1927)
1452:Doing His Duty (1929) comedy short of
1431:Sings "I Love Her All the More" (1926)
806:
591:
197:What the Phonofilm Means (Bart Doyle )
3044:(in European Spanish). Archived from
2862:(1923) doing their pool hall sketch *
2823:Va usted en punto con el banco (1928)
2791:Tumbledown Shack in Athlone (1927) **
2285:Oh I Wish I Was in Michigan (1927) **
2251:singing his song "The Night Watchman"
2210:Nan Wild (November 1927) directed by
1622:The Fire Brigade (October 1928) with
1317:The Cleaner (1928) comedy short with
1218:Carrie From Lancasheer (October 1928)
1117:(1926) Chester sings "Pig-Tail Alley"
1111:Betty Chester the Well-Known Star of
1013:singing "Topsey-Turvey", directed by
874:(1924) portrayal of Lincoln by actor
745:
527:. In 1928, the sound-on-film process
423:Hollywood chooses other sound systems
397:used the Phonofilm process for their
2900:Why Bananas? (1926) with Teddy Elben
2739:The Three Rascals and a Piano (1927)
2641:So Blue (1927) with ?Delys and Clark
1944:Josser, KC (1929) comedy short with
1838:with Matthew Boulton as Bill Gosling
1774:Hal Brown Lancashire Comedian (1928)
1699:(1927) one year before similar film
1511:" on violin and cello (BFI Database)
1221:Carson and Shean (1926) ?Carson and
1027:, directed by Mander; also known as
531:was adopted by newly created studio
4459:List of Early Sound Films 1894-1929
3066:
2761:sings "Topsey-Turvey", directed by
2667:The Stage Hands (1928) comedy short
1659:1924 Democratic National Convention
1542:Emmie Joyce Sings "Patience" (1927)
1490:" and "There Is No One Like Myself"
1434:Dick Henderson Sings "Tripe" (1926)
1178:The Bride (1929) comedy short with
1019:As We Lie (1927) comedy short with
827:List of films produced in Phonofilm
637:, from September 1926 to May 1929.
13:
4420:Sissle and Blake Sing Snappy Songs
2220:as Josser, directed by Hugh Croise
2017:Lincoln, Man of the People (1923)
1411:David Gusikoff (1924) vibraphonist
963:America's Flyers (1927) filmed at
267:, Act Two (Eva Leoni and Company)
14:
4506:
4350:
2906:Yak-A-Hula-Hick-A-Doola (1926) **
2660:Spirits (1929) comedy short with
1891:I've Never Seen a Straight Banana
1807:(1925) Broadway star Helen Menken
1323:Clonk! (1928) musical short with
1231:(1922) famous poem read by actor
1057:in early tests for Phonofilm (in
680:was made in British Phototone, a
600:, a comedy short film excerpt of
4336:
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4314:
4303:
4292:
4281:
4270:
4259:
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4204:
4193:
4182:
4171:
4160:
3201:Tribute to Ventriloquism website
2785:Troy Fassett (1924) comedy short
1995:" (? with Technicolor sequence)*
1844:Hot Water and Vegetabuel (1928)
1762:Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
1728:Gloria Swanson Dialogue (1925),
1201:By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1168:Boheme Blue (1927) musical short
1152:Grandfather Smallweed, the Miser
1059:UCLA Film and Television Archive
764:El misterio de la Puerta del Sol
625:performing excerpts of works by
580:Even so, in June 1927, producer
4149:
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2917:You and I and My Gondola (1927)
2713:Teddy Brown, Xylophonist (1929)
2470:Retribution (1924) directed by
2294:Oh What a Pal Was Mary (1926)**
2116:recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln
1820:made in Phonofilm, directed by
1701:Greeting by George Bernard Shaw
1348:Monroe Silver, Famed Monologist
1067:The Barrister (June 1928) with
821:National Film and Sound Archive
3136:
3122:
3108:
3094:
3060:
3030:
3019:
3004:
2990:
2771:The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
2757:Topsey-Turvey (1927) comedian
2247:The Nightwatchman (1928) with
2097:(1922) Metropolitan Opera star
1719:(1924) comedy sketch by Jessel
1570:Everybody's Doing It (1926) **
1331:, directed by Widgey R. Newman
760:Va usted en punto con el banco
656:In March 1929, a feature film
363:(premiered April 1, 1923) and
227:Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
96:
31:system developed by inventors
1:
3614:Antti Alanen Film Diary entry
2984:
2850:Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
2192:My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
1993:Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
1918:John Citizen's Lament (1927)
1816:Her Unborn Child (1930) last
1751:Goodbye My Lady Love (1924)**
1645:The 'Flu That Flew (May 1928)
1421:, UK-German feature based on
676:was filmed in Phonofilm, and
653:for theatre audio equipment.
4452:Billy Merson Sings Desdemona
2587:Onchan Head Pavilion Douglas
2531:(1927) cathedral scene from
2367:Peace and Quiet (1929) with
2155:(1924) famed Yiddish actress
1790:Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1470:, Swedish actor and director
1225:(SilentEra and BFI Database)
1044:The Long and the Short of It
666:novel, was trade-shown with
662:, a part-talkie based on an
503:on January 21, 1927, with a
280:(their famous poolhall skit)
80:The films of de Forest were
18:Optical sound-on-film system
7:
4490:Motion picture film formats
4410:(premiere of Broadway show
4392:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
2969:Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner
2947:
2344:(1926) Fleischer cartoon **
2103:Max Herzberg (1924) pianist
1915:Joe Theiss Saxotette (1929)
1879:In the Good Old Summer Time
1767:Gwen Farrar and songwriter
1292:Chorus Gentlemen (1926) or
1276:(1924) former president of
1099:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
878:in excerpt of 1918 play by
555:
511:preceding the feature film
257:Ben Bernie and All the Lads
249:(Intermission—Five Minutes)
10:
4511:
2979:List of film sound systems
2940:(***) Found in a trunk in
2826:Ventriloquist (1927) with
1667:Futuritzy (June 24, 1928)
1530:(1927) reads from her work
1488:Show Me the Way to Go Home
940:(1926) Fleischer cartoon**
778:Phonofilm in Latin America
235:A Musical Monologue (with
4480:Film and video technology
4381:(1923) showing soundtrack
3736:January 21, 2012, at the
2488:Robert M. La Follette Sr.
2051:Lulu (1928) musical short
1872:I Love a Lassie (1925) **
1522:The Sidewalks of New York
1286:(1922) "famed monologist"
1084:feature film directed by
1071:, directed by Hugh Croise
725:Duke and Dutchess of York
217:The Harlequin's Serenade
3067:EFE (November 3, 2010).
3015:magazine (12 March 2008)
2942:Windsor, New South Wales
2554:Santa Claus (1926) with
2404:and His Revellers (1927)
2385:Percival and Hill (1927)
2202:Follow the Bouncing Ball
1853:Billie and Renee Houston
1657:Speech (1924) filmed at
1482:Downey and Owens (1925)
983:(listed in BFI database)
938:Alexander's Ragtime Band
906:Ag and Bert (1929) with
405:Follow the Bouncing Ball
157:
2398:on the Phonofilm (1928)
2030:(1923) two-reeler with
1619:(late 1923, early 1924)
1609:Walter G. R. Hinchliffe
1545:En confesionario (1928)
1509:Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1244:Carnival of the Animals
979:, with speech given by
791:Cuban Sound Documentary
707:Bathurst Street, Sydney
659:The Clue of the New Pin
3663:April 6, 2009, at the
3166:The Educational Screen
2998:The Educational Screen
2748:and "Dumplings" (1927)
2646:Abbie (Abbey) Mitchell
2407:Phonofilm (1923) with
2304:Oh, You Beautiful Doll
2120:The Merchant of Venice
2044:Freeman Harrison Owens
1690:by Harold Simpson and
1574:The Fair Maid of Perth
1344:Cohen on the Telephone
1074:Being All Alone (1927)
1049:Bard and Pearl (1923)
1042:Barber and Jackson in
850:
842:
817:British Film Institute
701:Phonofilm in Australia
691:'s sound feature film
650:British Film Institute
438:was developing both a
346:, and the 20-year-old
130:
4495:Phonofilm short films
4475:Film sound production
4461:at Silent Era website
2912:Potash and Perlmutter
2702:Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Dee-Aye
2677:The Sugar Step (1928)
2502:Musical Number (1925)
2433:Punch and Judy (1928)
2364:Musical Number (1925)
2200:(1926) first to use "
2190:My Bonnie (1925) aka
2028:Love's Old Sweet Song
2010:Bubble Dance (1923)*
1924:John Citizen's Lament
1655:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1634:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1386:Cuban national anthem
1346:(1923) also known as
1274:Charles William Eliot
1134:(1927) parody of Sir
992:Annie Laurie (1926)**
967:(June 29, 1927) with
849:1922 U.S. sheet music
848:
834:
795:Cuban national anthem
497:Sam H. Harris Theatre
335:Love's Old Sweet Song
118:
3155:(McFarland, 2004) p6
3129:SilentEra entry for
3115:SilentEra entry for
3101:SilentEra entry for
2974:List of film formats
2515:Safety First (1928)
2494:Rocky Road to Dublin
2450:Educational Pictures
2394:Percy Pryde and His
2198:My Old Kentucky Home
2042:, cinematography by
1939:Musical Medley No. 4
1725:Gimme the Hat (1927)
1681:Educational Pictures
1466:(1924), directed by
1361:Comin' Thro' the Rye
1268:Charles Ross Taggart
815:(45 titles) and the
571:Fox Film Corporation
387:on August 23, 1925.
212:Charles Ross Taggart
39:in the early 1920s.
3504:(1927) at SilentEra
3048:on February 7, 2019
2767:The Toy Shop (1928)
2736:Thorpe Bates (1926)
2657:'s "Song of Spring"
2614:Lucia di Lammermoor
2240:Library of Congress
2181:A Musical Monologue
1734:Henri de la Falaise
1697:George Bernard Shaw
1671:short, directed by
1640:The Flat Charleston
1597:sings "Father Time"
1593:Fannie Ward (1924)
1459:Dolly Gray (1926)**
1284:Charles "Chic" Sale
1175:(1923) harmonicist*
960:(banjo and ukulele)
813:Library of Congress
807:Legacy of Phonofilm
793:which included the
786:Lucia di Lammermoor
609:performers such as
592:Phonofilm in the UK
545:Library of Congress
353:All or part of the
311:Opera Versus Jazz (
165:33 West 39th Street
129:, December 5, 1925)
126:Biloxi Daily Herald
121:Biloxi, Mississippi
4428:The Victoria Girls
4299:BFI Database entry
4255:BFI Database entry
4156:BFI Database entry
3151:Edwin M. Bradley,
3026:ASCE website entry
2620:The Sheik of Araby
2581:Sensations of 1927
2187:and his accordion*
1705:Fox Movietone News
1628:Five Minutes with
1419:The Crimson Circle
1406:Darling Nelly Gray
1294:Chorus, Gentlemen!
1278:Harvard University
1241:' "The Swan" from
1132:Scotland's Whiskey
1086:George Fitzmaurice
1082:Paramount Pictures
1021:Lillian Hall-Davis
908:Mabel Constanduros
901:Paramount Pictures
851:
843:
797:and excerpts from
746:Phonofilm in Spain
714:Minister for Trade
712:On April 6, 1927,
669:The Crimson Circle
537:Paramount Pictures
533:RKO Radio Pictures
355:Paramount Pictures
300:Negro Folk Songs (
270:The Bubble Dance (
220:Stringed Harmony (
203:From Far Seville (
167:in New York City.
131:
112:in his invention.
48:DeForest Phonofilm
4379:The Covered Wagon
3103:The Covered Wagon
2846:, September 1925)
2811:The Unwritten Law
2566:A Christmas Carol
2506:Romeo et Juliette
2465:Raymond Hitchcock
2316:Old Folks at Home
1824:(screen debut of
1688:The 9 to 11 Revue
1605:Charles A. Levine
1373:The Covered Wagon
1312:Clapham and Dwyer
1306:Clapham and Dwyer
1302:and his Orchestra
1253:(1927) filmed at
1251:Charles Lindbergh
1173:Borrah Minnevitch
1161:Boat Race (1929)
989:Swan Dance (1925)
890:The Covered Wagon
876:Frank McGlynn Sr.
731:was shown at the
602:The 9 to 11 Revue
514:What Price Glory?
444:frames per second
371:The Covered Wagon
366:The Covered Wagon
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2930:(**) Fleischer "
2888:John F. Hamilton
2763:Bertram Phillips
2722:Forrester Harvey
2632:Sidney Bernstein
2607:His Great Moment
2570:Bransby Williams
2500:Roger Wolfe Kahn
2472:Arthur Donaldson
2390:Bertram Phillips
2373:Winifred Shotter
2326:George A. Cooper
2274:Nutcracker Suite
2236:A Night in Dixie
2231:Bertram Phillips
2216:Nap (1928) with
2212:George A. Cooper
2133:Mickey (1927) **
2087:(1926) starring
1985:La Chauve-Souris
1836:George A. Cooper
1515:Drink to Me Only
1478:Peggy O'Hooligan
1468:Arthur Donaldson
1388:and excerpts of
1350:with monologist
1339:George A. Cooper
1264:on June 13, 1927
1229:Casey at the Bat
1156:Bransby Williams
1154:(UK title) with
1140:Billy Merson in
1130:Billy Merson in
1114:The Co-Optimists
1015:Bertram Phillips
916:Bertram Phillips
838:La Chauve-Souris
756:En confesionario
689:Alfred Hitchcock
646:Sidney Bernstein
623:Bransby Williams
436:Western Electric
295:Casey at the Bat
285:Borrah Minevitch
278:Weber and Fields
103:Candler Building
66:systems such as
58:systems such as
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4485:History of film
4465:
4464:
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4348:
4343:SilentEra entry
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4326:
4321:SilentEra entry
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4310:SilentEra entry
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3738:Wayback Machine
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2939:
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2875:When I Lost You
2828:William Frawley
2819:Wembley Studios
2732:Geoffrey Barkas
2664:as Jimmy Josser
2577:Lawrence Wright
2543:Csárdás (Monti)
2537:Sybil Thorndike
2442:Stephen Roberts
2428:Calvin Coolidge
2169:Elsa Lanchester
2089:Marie Lloyd Jr.
2036:Donald Gallaher
1935:Josephine Earle
1391:The Merry Widow
1367:Conchita Piquer
1255:Clapham Studios
1171:A Boston Star:
969:Richard E. Byrd
965:Roosevelt Field
921:Ain't She Sweet
880:John Drinkwater
872:Abraham Lincoln
865:as Jimmy Josser
829:
809:
800:The Merry Widow
780:
752:Cuando fui león
748:
721:Rushcutters Bay
717:Herbert Pratten
703:
619:Sybil Thorndike
611:Marie Lloyd Jr.
594:
558:
478:The Jazz Singer
469:The Jazz Singer
425:
417:Cleveland, Ohio
413:Hugo Riesenfeld
385:Century Theatre
344:Donald Gallaher
291:DeWolfe Hopper
283:A Boston Star (
255:'s Orchestra ("
244:Calvin Coolidge
180:Hugo Riesenfeld
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2073:Man of Mystery
2069:Thomas Bentley
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2056:Frederick Ives
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1738:Thomas Meighan
1730:Gloria Swanson
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1711:George Jackley
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1429:Dick Henderson
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929:Dick Henderson
925:Chili Bouchier
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529:RCA Photophone
480:was the first
476:in Vitaphone.
464:John Barrymore
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409:Song Car-Tunes
400:Song Car-Tunes
395:Dave Fleischer
380:Die Nibelungen
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2936:Screen Songs
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2896:Miles Mander
2892:Reginald Fox
2843:
2797:(1929) with
2726:Barbara Gott
2684:Swanee River
2655:Edvard Grieg
2651:Sonia Serova
2627:Miles Mander
2612:Sextet from
2606:
2603:Dorothy Boyd
2599:Miles Mander
2584:
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2517:George Robey
2510:Otakar Mařák
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2402:Philip Ritte
2381:Ronald Jeans
2357:Miles Mander
2353:Malcolm Keen
2268:Norah Blaney
2255:Noble Sissle
2183:(1923) with
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2138:Otakar Mařák
2124:Lewis Casson
2072:
2002:Léon Rothier
1977:Dorothy Boyd
1967:Malcolm Keen
1949:
1938:
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1805:Helen Menken
1769:Billy Mayerl
1740:directed by
1707:in June 1928
1703:released by
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1673:Otto Messmer
1589:Miles Mander
1585:A. B. Imeson
1581:Ursula Jeans
1477:
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1180:George Robey
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1136:Harry Lauder
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1103:Oscar Levant
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954:Kelvin Keech
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3117:Bella Donna
3086:February 6,
3052:February 6,
2954:Photokinema
2795:Two Sisters
2746:Tommy Lorne
2708:Teddy Brown
2605:(US title:
2396:Phonofiddle
2362:Paul Specht
2259:Eubie Blake
2249:Wilkie Bard
2153:Molly Picon
2128:Shakespeare
2085:Marie Lloyd
1826:Elisha Cook
1624:Robb Wilton
1595:Fannie Ward
1565:Sammy White
1555:Eubie Blake
1464:Retribution
1417:(1929) aka
1377:James Cruze
1319:Wilkie Bard
1239:Saint-Saëns
1150:(1926) aka
1148:Bleak House
1078:Bella Donna
1051:Wilkie Bard
977:Bert Acosta
896:Bella Donna
627:Shakespeare
567:William Fox
552:equipment.
360:Bella Donna
317:Sammy White
306:Eubie Blake
293:(reciting "
97:Development
82:short films
62:, or later
44:audion tube
4469:Categories
3581:IMDB entry
3190:IMDB entry
2985:References
2803:Viola Dana
2572:as Scrooge
2556:Basil Gill
2549:Sammy Fain
2529:Saint Joan
2438:Jack White
2426:President
2379:, play by
2369:Ralph Lynn
2349:Mary Clare
2298:Oh Suzanna
2185:Phil Baker
2040:Una Merkel
1969:as Cassius
1963:Basil Gill
1900:Jack Pearl
1822:Albert Ray
1811:Henry Cass
1742:Allan Dwan
1607:and Capt.
1550:Clara Butt
1476:(1925) in
1397:Daisy Bell
1090:Pola Negri
1055:Jack Pearl
952:Alvin and
835:1922 U.S.
607:music hall
582:Pat Powers
505:short film
429:sound film
375:Fritz Lang
348:Una Merkel
253:Ben Bernie
242:President
237:Phil Baker
194:(Overture)
91:music hall
87:vaudeville
4412:Kid Boots
3131:Siegfried
3081:1134-6582
2964:Tri-Ergon
2877:(1926) **
2852:(1927) **
2799:Rex Lease
2779:(1926) **
2773:(1927) **
2692:(1926) **
2672:Roy Smeck
2638:in London
2525:(1925) **
2496:(1927) **
2482:Rigoletto
2312:(1926) **
2306:(1926) **
2282:(1926) **
2276:(1925) **
2161:(1924) **
2012:Denishawn
1881:(1926) **
1746:The Lambs
1503:Australia
1495:Farm Cove
1214:Splinters
1125:Desdemona
1061:database)
958:banjolele
772:lost film
729:Farm Cove
694:Blackmail
474:Al Jolson
462:starring
454:Vitaphone
434:In 1924,
357:features
264:Rigoletto
222:Roy Smeck
139:photocell
107:Hollywood
75:Movietone
60:Vitaphone
22:Phonofilm
3734:Archived
3661:Archived
2948:See also
2704:(1926)**
2686:(1925)**
2300:(1925)**
2289:Oh Mabel
2081:(1926)**
1904:Ben Bard
1764:" (1926)
1630:Al Smith
1561:Eva Puck
1449:(1925)**
1408:(1926)**
1399:(1925)**
1363:(1926)**
1325:Arty Ash
1223:Al Shean
1123:Singing
1105:on piano
758:(1928),
754:(1928),
556:Downfall
550:telecine
459:Don Juan
313:Eva Puck
151:thallium
3073:El País
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