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The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak. [Verlagsangabe] ***** / ***** Contents: Acknowledgments / 1. Introduction: The Uncertainty of Sound / PART 1: A New Era in Electrical Entertainment: 2. Electric Affinities / 3. Virtual Broadway, Virtual Orchestra: De Forest and Vitaphone / 4. Fox-Case, Movietone, and the Talking Newsreel / 5. Enticing the Audience: Warner Bros. and Vitaphone / 6. Battle of the Giants: ERPI and RCA Consolidate Sound / 7. The Big Hedge: Hollywood's Defensive Strategies / 8. Boom to Bust / 9. Labor Troubles / 10. Inaudible Technology / 11. Exhibition: Talkies Change the Bijou / PART 2: Three Seasons: The Films of 1928-1931: 12. The New Entertainment Vitamin: 1928-1929 / 13. Taming the Talkies: 1929-1930 / 14. The Well-Tempered Sound Track: 1930-1931 / 15. The Sound of Custard: Shorts, Travelogues, and Animated Cartoons / 16. Outside the Mainstream / 17. Foreign Affairs / PART 3: Hearing the Audience: 18. The Voice Squad / 19. Constructive Criticism: The Fans' Perspective / 20. Buying Broadway: The Jazz Singer's Reception / 21. "The Great Ninety Per Cent" / Appendix 1: Selected Box Office Grossesm 1928-1931 / Appendix 2: Academy Awards Related to Sound, 1927-1931 / List of Abbreviations / Notes / Bibliography / Picture Sources / General Index / Index of Films