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1927: The Jazz Singer - How The Movies Learnt To Talk

by One Hundred Years of Cinema

In this video, One Hundred Years of Cinema discusses the impact of The Jazz Singer (1927) on Hollywood, the development of talkies and the invention of synchronized sound in movies.

The Jazz Singer

Directed by

Alan Crosland
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