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.
Cast
John Barrymore
Don Juan (archive footage)
James Cagney
Tommy Powers (archive footage)
Anna Case
Thomas A. Edison
Mischa Elman
William H. Hays
Al Jolson
Giovanni Martinelli
Edward G. Robinson
Marion Talley
Jack L. Warner
Mary Astor
Adriana (archive footage)
Truman Bradley
Jack Carson
Dane Clark
John Garfield
Paul Henreid
Recommendations
Sidney
Downloaded
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
I Know That Voice
Come See Me in the Good Light
Being James Bond
42 Up
Audrey
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Visions of Light
John Candy: I Like Me
Gilbert
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
A Toxic Love Story
The Skywalker Legacy
Fuck
35 Up
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
The Last Waltz