History of Sound in Films

By Maisie Lee

  • Vitaphone

    The Vitaphone was a sound film system used for feature films and would be played on a turntable that was attached to a projector.

  • Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros. and Western Electric co-found Vitaphone Corporation to make sound films and market sound equipment.

  • Sound Comes to Cinema

    Warner Bros. installs over 100 sound systems in cinemas.

  • The Jazz Singer

    Premier of The Jazz Singer, the first film to include record music and some dialogue using a Vitaphone system.

  • Lights of New York

    The first all-talking full-length feature film, released by Warner Bros.