THART 7A: CHAPTER 5 – Flashcards
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When did MGM release its first sound picture?
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1928
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What movie company was the first to successfully market the synchronized sound film?
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Warner Brothers
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What was the first commercially successful synchronized sound film?
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The Vitagraph Concert
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What was the first sound film to star Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks together?
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Taming of the Shrew
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What was John Gilbert's last film?
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Queen Christina
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Of the creative people involved in the movie business, who were the first to suffer as a result of sound?
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Studio musicians
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What was John Ford's first sound film?
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Napoleon's Barbe
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What technology company developed the first successful commercial movie sound system?
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Western Electric
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What year did sound movies become the norm?
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1929
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What was the title of the first sound film to be shot on location?
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In Old Arizona
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What motion picture popularized the sound revolution?
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The Jazz Singer
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What movie studio was purchased by the Warner Brothers with the profits from their sound films?
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First National
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Which actor was the most in demand at the beginning of the sound era?
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Conrad Nagel
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What was the name given to the Fox sound system?
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Movietone
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Which company moved most of its sound production to Long Island?
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Paramount
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Which of the Warner Brothers died just before the release of The Jazz Singer?
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Sam
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Who was the star of The Jazz Singer?
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Al Jolson
