ClifSpliffy
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(opinion question): who was the single most important force in the era when movies transitioned from silent to talking, including the following 'golden decade' up to ww2?.
hint, not this guy;
'In September 1926, Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Bros., was quoted to the effect that talking pictures would never be viable: "They fail to take into account the international language of the silent pictures, and the unconscious share of each onlooker in creating the play, the action, the plot, and the imagined dialogue for himself."
hint, 'xxxxx was one of the highest-grossing films of the early sound era and is today justly hailed as a landmark of early sound, of early color use, and of the epic action film genre.'
hint, every so often, hollywood makes a new biopic of his incredible life.
hint, he used to land a plane on the fairways at Saybrook's Fenwick golf course.
hint, he didn't suffer fools, and he didn't play nice with others. all he did was get stuff done. cool.
let's have a tune in his honor.
ps. this 'movie' part of his career was just a footnote in his life, a blip.
today, long after his depature, there is a new and pioneering technology brand with his name on it. look up.
hint, not this guy;
'In September 1926, Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Bros., was quoted to the effect that talking pictures would never be viable: "They fail to take into account the international language of the silent pictures, and the unconscious share of each onlooker in creating the play, the action, the plot, and the imagined dialogue for himself."
hint, 'xxxxx was one of the highest-grossing films of the early sound era and is today justly hailed as a landmark of early sound, of early color use, and of the epic action film genre.'
hint, every so often, hollywood makes a new biopic of his incredible life.
hint, he used to land a plane on the fairways at Saybrook's Fenwick golf course.
hint, he didn't suffer fools, and he didn't play nice with others. all he did was get stuff done. cool.
let's have a tune in his honor.
ps. this 'movie' part of his career was just a footnote in his life, a blip.
today, long after his depature, there is a new and pioneering technology brand with his name on it. look up.
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