Search results
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926 and 1929. [1]
20 sty 2023 · Discover classic British movies. As Damien Chazelle takes us back to the end of the silent era in Babylon, we celebrate the early years of sound cinema and the new technology’s greatest innovators.
The earliest sound movie now acknowledged by most film historians as a masterpiece is the German film "M", directed by Fritz Lang, which premiered May 11, 1931.
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical.
Best Early Sound Films. 1. The Jazz Singer (1927) Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical. The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer.
16 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Jazz Singer. 1927 1h 28m Passed. 6.4 (11K) Rate. 66 Metascore. The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. Director Alan Crosland Stars Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland. Mostly Silent. 2. Plane Crazy. 1928 6m Approved.
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and/or talking movies produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary First National (FN) for the years 1927–1931.
