List_of_early_sound_feature_films_(1926–1929)

List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

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This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926 and 1929.[1] During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including sound on film formats such as Movietone and RCA Photophone, as well as sound on disc formats like Vitaphone for instance. This list includes film titles, release dates, production companies, audio type and archive status; denoting whether they exist, are lost or incomplete, the film or audio elements exist only, as well as the number of discs extant for films recorded with Vitaphone soundtracks.[2]

1926

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1927

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1928

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1929

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  1. [F 1]
    The first feature film to be released with a Vitaphone score and sound effects track.
  2. [F 2]
    Silent version released on November 23, 1926.
  3. [F 3]
    The music and sound effects track were recorded with General Electric Kinegraphone (later known as RCA Photophone) for limited release at a dozen theaters.
  4. [F 4]
    Silent version released on May 6, 1927.
  5. [F 5]
    The first feature film to feature dialogue and singing sequences.
  6. [F 6]
    The first feature film to include a scene filmed in Movietone.
  7. [F 7]
    The first sound film with scripted dialogue scenes.
  8. [F 8]
    Silent version released on March 6, 1928.
  9. [F 9]
    FBO became the second studio to release a part talkie.
  10. [F 10]
    The first 'all talking' feature film.
  11. [F 11]
    Silent version released on May 17, 1928.
  12. [F 12]
    Leo the Lion roars for the first time in sound, in MGM's first sound film.
  13. [F 13]
    Silent version released on March 23, 1928.
  14. [F 14]
    Silent version released on November 4, 1927.
  15. [F 15]
    Instead of opening titles, the credits are spoken by a caped and masked Conrad Nagel.
  16. [F 16]
    The first part talkie to include multiple scenes filmed in Movietone.
  17. [F 17]
    Silent version released on April 19, 1927.
  18. [F 18]
    Silent version released on June 20, 1928.
  19. [F 19]
    Soon after release, the film was pulled from distribution and the final two reels were refilmed with sound without Murnau's input. It was re-released on June 15, 1929.
  20. [F 20]
    Silent version released on August 3, 1928.
  21. [F 21]
    Soon after release, Warner Bros pulled it from release and re-edited some of the talking sequences.
  22. [F 22]
    The first feature film shot in Technicolor to include a soundtrack.
  23. [F 23]
    The film was originally released as a silent on April 19, 1928. It was then pulled from release and dialogue scenes were added.
  24. [F 24]
    Silent version released on April 27, 1928.
  25. [F 25]
    Originally filmed a silent; it was completely remade in sound with the direction by Roy Pomeroy.
  26. [F 26]
    A four reel condensed version was located in Italy.
  27. [F 27]
    The film was originally released as a silent on April 7, 1928. It was then pulled from release and dialogue scenes were added.
  28. [F 28]
    First all talking feature with outdoor location filming.
  29. [F 29]
    Silent version released on November 4, 1928.
  30. [F 30]
    The first sound film produced in Europe to be released.
  31. [F 31]
    Silent version released on March 22, 1928.
  32. [F 32]
    The first feature film to include a Technicolor insert filmed in sound.
  33. [F 33]
    Silent version released on the August 29, 1928.
  34. [F 34]
    Columbia was the last of the Hollywood majors to release a part talkie.
  35. [F 35]
    Louise Brooks was dubbed and doubled by Margaret Livingston when the film was reworked for sound.
  36. [F 36]
    The first sound feature film shot in the United Kingdom.
  37. [F 37]
    Silent version released on September 15, 1928.
  38. [F 38]
    Edited re-release, originally released as a serial in 1927.
  39. [F 39]
    Originally released as a ten chapter serial in 1927, the film was re-edited to feature length for its re-release in 1929.
  40. [F 40]
    Silent version released on January 27, 1929.
  41. [F 41]
    First all talking feature film filmed in RCA Photophone.
  42. [F 42]
    Some sequences were dubbed, using the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process
  43. [F 43]
    Silent version released in August 1928.
  44. [F 44]
    The first 'all talking' British feature, although it was filmed in the United States.
  45. [F 45]
    A specially designed camera crane was used for some scenes.
  46. [F 46]
    First all talking feature shot entirely in Technicolor.
  47. [F 47]
    Silent version released on December 12, 1928.
  48. [F 48]
    Silent version released in February 1929; reissued in the United States with a sound prologue.
  49. [F 49]
    The second half of the film was shot in sound at RKO Studios in Hollywood, due to the lack of suitable facilities in the United Kingdom at the time.
  50. [F 50]
    The first all talking feature film shot in the United Kingdom to be released.
  51. [F 51]
    Silent version released on March 20, 1928.
  52. [F 52]
    Silent version released on November 5, 1928.
  53. [F 53]
    A silent version was produced first, before the film was remade in sound.
  54. [F 54]
    Silent version released on April 26, 1928.
  55. [F 55]
    Several Technicolor fragments exist in various archives.
  56. [F 56]
    The first 'all talking' film produced and released in Brazil.
  57. [F 57]
    The first feature film to be shot in Widescreen, in the Fox Grandeur 70mm film process.
  58. [F 58]
    Silent version released in May 1929.
  59. [F 59]
    Silent version released on December 22, 1928.
  60. [F 60]
    The first 'all talking' German language film.
  61. [F 61]
    The first 'all talking' French language film.
  62. [F 62]
    Fragments of footage were found in the BFI national archive.
  63. [F 63]
    This film was produced in the United Kingdom by Julius Hagen Productions and distributed by United Artists.
  64. [F 64]
    Also made in German, French, and silent versions. This was also the first all talking German language film to be released.
  65. [F 65]
    The last silent feature to be released by a 'major' Hollywood studio.
  66. [F 66]
    The first foreign-language talkie to be made in the United States.

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