LsDoorMat Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I almost put this under the "so bad it's funny" thread, but I decided against it. You folks are all knowledgeable enough to know that the "Jazz Singer" was not the first talking feature length film - it was mainly silent . However LONY was the first all talking feature film ever made. I will let you know it is dismal as far as film art goes, but if you are into film history you simply must see it. My records go back to 2007, and I show it has not been shown on TCM in at least eight years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks for the heads up on this one. Here are some more details: LIGHTS OF NEW YORK (1928) D: Bryan Foy. Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Gladys Brockwell, Mary Carr, Wheeler Oakman, Eugene Pallette, Robert Elliott, Tom Dugan. Country boy opens a barber shop in the big city and gets mixed up with crooks. Story may be routine, production crude, and acting laughable, but all that is overshadowed by the fact that this fascinating artifact was the first "100% All-Talking Picture'' and created the template for future Warner Bros. crime movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Isn't this the first film that uses the term: "Take him for a ride"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Look for the telephones. That was one of the places they hid the microphones needed to pick up the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Isn't this the first film that uses the term: "Take him for a ride"? No, that was the film Red Light District of New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Look for the telephones. That was one of the places they hid the microphones needed to pick up the sound. Thanks for that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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