Gilbert punched Louis Mayer which will tend to shorten your career. The most interesting films are probably shows were talkie sequences were added to silent film productions alas most are not easily available though I believe the new restoration of All Quiet On The Western Front might have them. You can also see a lot of very bad movies from 1928-29 where the sound and acting are crude. Alibi is available. There are also two films which really revolutionized the use of sound Hallelujah and especially Applause. They basically showed the camera could move again and sound could be truly integrated into the story.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:53 AM, John Sirabella <[email protected]>wrote: > I would use *Wings *(the first and last silent film to win Best picture > Academy Award), *The Jazz Singer *(which was for the most part silent > with dubbed songs, inching its way towards talkies but credited with > being first "talking picture") and something with John Gilbert -- probably > *His Glorious Night -* whose career was ruined over allegations that his > voice couldn't make the transition to talkies. I don't think this was the > real reason because I have seen him in "talkies" and there is nothing wrong > with his voice that I could tell. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]> > To: videolib <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 4:57 am > Subject: [Videolib] Silent to Talkie > > Dear CW, > > I have a patron who wanted to use the new film The Artist as the basis for > a paper. The paper was about the transition in Hollywood from silent film > to talkies. > Of course, the film is not opening in the US until Nov. 23rd as a limited > run. I suggested Singin in the Rain as an alternative. Does anybody have > any suggestions for other films? > > > Eileen Karsten > Head of Technical Services > Donnelley & Lee Library > Lake Forest College > 555 N. Sheridan Road > Lake Forest, IL 60045 > [email protected] > 847-735-5066 > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
