Jan 25, 1988
In 1927 Al Jolson sang and spoke in The Jazz Singer and the sound era had officially arrived. Hollywood was in panic. How would the silent stars adapt to the new medium? Broadway actors moved west in droves. For a while the sound man was king. With the primitive sound equipment words dominated the action.
Feb 01, 1988
Hollywood in the 30s manufactured dreams on a conveyor belt, each studio turning out up to 50 films a year to a Depression-torn America. They manufactured the stars too: MGM could boast 'more stars than there are in heaven'. But the stars, all-powerful on screen, were in reality in thrall to the studios and the studio bosses: not for nothing was Beverly Hills known as 'the most beautiful slave quarters in the world....' Olivia de Havilland, Joan Fontaine, John Huston, Don Ameche, Virginia Mayo, Sylvia Sydney, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Garson Kanin are among those who ...
Feb 08, 1988
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Talking Pictures Season 1 (1988) is released on Jan 25, 1988. Watch Talking Pictures online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Talking Pictures is directed by Judy Lindsay and created by Barry Norman with Barry Norman and John Huston.
