The Birth of Sound in Movies: Warner Bros. & Vitaphone’s Legacy

In celebration of Warner Bros. and Vitaphone's 100th anniversary, this video uncovers their groundbreaking role in introducing sound to feature films. Discover how Warner Bros. and Vitaphone revolutionized the film industry, establishing Warner Bros. as a leading studio. We’ll review several Vitaphone shorts to illustrate their impact and provide insights for classic film enthusiasts and historians alike. Explore the historic events surrounding Vitaphone's creation, the release of The Jazz Singer, and the innovative all-sound program that accompanied Don Juan in 1926. Join us in celebrating the pioneering contributions that forever changed cinema. #Vitaphone #WarnerBros #SoundMovie #FilmHistory #SilentFilms

✨ Sources of media and information included in this video:
· Vitaphone and WB Shorts at Doctor Macro's
https://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20S...
· Looney Tunes: That's All Folks! Evolution
   • Looney Tunes: That's All Folks! Evolution  
· Looney Tunes Intro History (1930-1969)
   • Looney Tunes Intro History (1930-1969)  
· The Big Parade (1925)
   • The Big Parade (1925) King Vidor,  John Gi...  
· Don Juan (1926) with Vitaphone Prelude
   • Don Juan (1926) John Barrymore, Mary Astor...  
· The Jazz Singer (1927)
   • EL CANTANTE DE JAZZ | THE JAZZ SINGER (192...  

✨ Vitaphone Shorts featured in this video:

· The Voice From the Screen (1926)
· The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
· Okay for Sound (1946)
· When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
· The Dawn of Sound - How the Movies Learned to Talk (2007)

· Movieland Magic (1946)
· A Dream Comes True (1935)
· Bubbles (1930)
· The Hard Guy (1930)

· Alice in Movieland (1940)
· A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)
· Peeks at Hollywood (1946)
· Baby Rose Marie, The Child Wonder (1929)
· Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra (1946)
· Don Redman & His Orchestra (1934)
· Freddie Rich and His Orchestra (1938)
· Frances Carroll and the Coquettes (1940)
· Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (1942)
· Don't Get Nervous (1929)
· Harlem-Mania (1929)
· Henry Busse and His Orchestra (1940)
· Hi De Ho (1937)
· Jan Savitt and His Band  (1945)
· The Ingenues (1928)
· Jammin' the Blues (1944)
· Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1938)
· Lambchops (1929)
· Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra (1939)
· Rita Rio and Her Orchestra (1939)
· Seasoned Greetings (1933)
· Soldiers in White (1942)
· Spanish Fiesta (1942)
· Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
· Ups and Downs (1937)
· Vaudeville Show (1935)

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