Movie Description
Okay for Sound
(1946)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.
Featured Crew
- Producer : Gordon Hollingshead
- Cast : John Barrymore,James Cagney,Anna Case,Thomas A. Edison,Mischa Elman,William H. Hays,Al Jolson,Giovanni Martinelli,Edward G. Robinson,Roy Smeck,Marion Talley,Jack L. Warner,Efrem Zimbalist Sr.,Mary Astor,Harold Bauer,Truman Bradley,Jack Carson,Dane Clark,John Garfield,Paul Henreid,Davey Lee,John Litel,Ida Lupino,Dennis Morgan,Franklin D. Roosevelt,Ann Sheridan,Alexis Smith,Kent Smith,Martha Vickers
Cast
Don Juan (archive footage)
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
Violinist
Adriana (archive footage)
Posters
Recommendations
Angelique and the Sultan
6.402
Return
6.423
Nullarbor
7.284
Return
6.461
Return
6.053
Britney vs. Spears
6.991
Captain Nulle
7.432
Test
8
All We Had
5.5
The Grotto
6.3
Facts
Original TitleOkay for Sound
Status Released
Release Information
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1946-09-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 20m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- History
- Documentary
