28 DECEMBER 1929, Page 25

It is the section of The Film Finds Its Tongue

(Putnam, 10s. 6d.) devoted to the scientific invention and experiment in the synchronization of sound which will interest the English public most. The film found its tongue with the greatest difficulty ; there were talking pictures as early as 1889, and yet it was not until 1927, that the first full-length talkie was exhibited. Mr. Fitzhugh Green writes enthusiastically and this book on the talkie is full of interesting information, which has not before been available in book form.

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