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The first movie to be classed as a “Talkie” was Al Jolson’s “The Jazz Singer” in 1927, which used Vitaphone tech to record the sound. The scenes depicting Jolson singing were recorded on the set, using creative methods to mask the loud camera equipment and work around the limited-range microphones.
Sources: Museum of Modern Art Learning, FilmSite, Time
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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