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The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak.

The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 22/11/1999
    ISBN13: 9780520221284, 978-0520221284
    ISBN10: 0520221281

    Number of Pages: 651

    Non Fiction , Business, Finance & Law

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    The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak.

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