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Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894) -- The sound has been found in the form of an old Edisonian recording cylinder. The cylinder was repaired, then Walter Murch ACE MPSE synced the film to the correct music in (I believe) 2002. Total running time is approximately 17 seconds.

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The sound has been found in the form of an old Edisonian recording cylinder. The cylinder was repaired, then Walter Murch ACE MPSE synced the film to the correct music in (I believe) 2002. Total running time is approximately 17 seconds. full summary | add synopsis
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Runtime:
22 sec (2003 release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Kinetophone
Certification:
USA:Not Rated

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This film was never released commercially. more
Quotes:
Man: Are the rest of you ready? Go ahead! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Chimes of Normandy more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
For Film History Buffs, 22 December 2007
4/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is the first recorded effort to put sound with a movie, and a the oldest that, obviously, is still in existence. This historic piece of film is the opening segment in the "More Treasures Of The Natural Archives" DVD.

It's only a 15-second clip of a man playing a violin in front of a huge recording cylinder. Next to him are two men dancing. Near the end, another man walks on the stage. William Dickson, the director of this experiment, is the violin player. This "movie" had several titles over the years but the sound experiment was not really a success. It took over 30 years from this point to the synchronize sight and sound to the point where something could be issued to the public for entertainment. However, this was a start, no matter how primitive it came off.

For more of the technical information and history of this film process, see the other review here by "Boba Fett1138."

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