The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

2007    85m
8.0
Explore the tumultuous journey of integrating sound into cinema in this compelling documentary. From early missteps to the groundbreaking Vitaphone collaboration between Western Electric and Warner Bros., witness how the harmony of voice and film transformed entertainment forever.
Where to Watch The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Cast of The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
  • Mark HuntNarrator (voice)
  • Scott EymanSelf
  • Rudy BehlmerSelf
  • Robert GittSelf
  • Jonathan KuntzSelf
  • A.C. LylesSelf
  • Benjamin A. BurttSelf
  • Leonard MaltinSelf
  • Vince GiordanoSelf
  • Rose MarieSelf
  • Dane A. DavisSelf
  • Sanford GreenSelf
  • Mickey RooneySelf
  • Leatrice Joy GilbertSelf
  • Mark VieiraSelf
  • Suzanne Lloyd HayesSelf
  • Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
  • Buster KeatonSelf (archive footage)
  • Clark GableSelf (archive footage)
  • Al JolsonSelf (archive footage)
 
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices