This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.
Narrator (voice)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
