Talking Pictures The Coming of Sound (1988– ) Online
- Original Title :
- The Coming of Sound
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary
- Year :
- 1988–
- Cast :
- Barry Norman,George Sidney,Lew Ayres
- Writer :
- Barry Norman
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 50min
- Rating :
- 6.8/10
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.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Barry Norman | - | Himself - Host |
 | George Sidney | - | Himself |
 | Lew Ayres | - | Himself |
 | Samuel Marx | - | Himself |
 | Charles 'Buddy' Rogers | - | Himself |
 | Mae Clarke | - | Herself |
 | Ralph Bellamy | - | Himself |
 | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | - | Himself (as Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.) |
 | Esther Ralston | - | Herself |
 | Helen Hayes | - | Herself |
 | Hal Roach | - | Himself |
 | William H. Clothier | - | Himself (as William Clothier) |
 | Fritz Feld | - | Himself |
 | Joan Bennett | - | Herself |
 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | - | Himself |