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The Talk of Hollywood
1929. USA. Mark Sandrich. 70 min.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), T1
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The Talk of Hollywood
1929. USA. Directed by Mark Sandrich. With Nat Carr, Fay Marbe. The first filmed satire of talking pictures, this attack on Vitaphone's disc-sound process was made at the Gramercy Studio on Twenty-fourth Street, showcasing RCA's rival sound-on-film Photophone system. Print courtesy of The Library of Congress, Motion Picture Division. Immediately followed by a selection of early short films:
The Honorable Will Hays Welcomes Vitaphone in an Address. 1926. 3 min.
Treasurer's Report. 1928. With Robert Benchley. 10 min.
Lambchops. 1929. With George Burns, Gracie Allen. 8 min.
Henry the Ache. 1934. With Bert Lahr. Print courtesy EmGee Film Library. 20 min.
The Golf Specialist. 1934. Directed by Monte Brice. With W. C. Fields. 20 min. 70 min.
In the Film exhibition Hollywood on the Hudson: Filmmaking in New York, 1920–39
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