sound film

noun

a film on which sound has been or is to be recorded, as for the soundtrack of a motion picture.
sound motion picture.

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First recorded in 1920–25

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A native of Sweden, Garbo starred in both silent and sound films with iconic roles in “Ninotchka,” “Camille,” “Queen Christie” and “Mata Hari.”

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Lubitsch, who was born in Berlin, directed 72 movies over four decades, including silent films in the 1910s and sound films starting in the 1920s.

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That film, along with “Ben-Hur,” had not yet been made as a sound film.

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King Vidor was an established, esteemed Hollywood director who set out to make a sound film that portrayed the Black religious experience.

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EST Sunday, examines the work of the director and producer who made 40-plus silent and sound films.

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