Here's another of the early sound films that came out in the years from 1906-1914. Although people think that there were no sound films until the mid-1920s, there was a long history of them. When Edison announced that his lab was working on motion pictures, he foresaw that there would come a time when they would be coordinated with recorded voice; his labs came out with one in 1895. The first series in regular production came from Europe, where there was regular production of shorts like this one from France, Germany, and eventually Great Britain. Edison himself followed suit in 1914.
The issue with these efforts was the difficulty of getting sound at a level to fill screening room filled with sound-absorbing human bodies. That was the technical issue that delayed the widespread adoption of sound films until the 1920s. In the meantime, these movies had a very limited number of venues for their exhibition.
The issue with these efforts was the difficulty of getting sound at a level to fill screening room filled with sound-absorbing human bodies. That was the technical issue that delayed the widespread adoption of sound films until the 1920s. In the meantime, these movies had a very limited number of venues for their exhibition.
