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The Speed of Sound : Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution, 1926-1930
The Speed of Sound Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 19261930
Author: Scott Eyman
Although motion pictures had existed since the turn of the century, it was D. W. Griffith's controversial but wildly successful The Birth of the Nation, released in 1915, that transformed what had been a flickering novelty into an art form. In the following years, such masters of the silent film as F. W. Murnau, King Vidor, and Erich von...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801861925
ISBN-10: 0801861926
Publication Date: 5/24/1999
Pages: 432
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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