[78-L] Musical Mobsters

[Bud Black]

A line from Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson's Victor recording of "Would
You Like To Take A Walk."

.....aintcha tired of the talkies?  I prefer the walkies....

Bud 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Steve Thornton
Date: 04/12/09 01:38:15
To: '78-L Mail List'
Subject: Re: [78-L] Musical Mobsters
 
I really think that if these are for kids the finer distinctions will miss
the point. The transition from silent to sound can easily be accomplished
with the actual movie. Or a screening of selected scenes from "Singin' In
The Rain".
 
However, 78-L exists for the finer distinctions, and the even finer
distinctions between those, so keep talking; it's an education for
no-longer-kids like me.
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ken
> "Silver Showcase"
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:06 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Musical Mobsters
>
> Michael Biel wrote:
> > Ken "Silver Showcase" wrote:
> >
> >> Michael Biel wrote:,
> >>
> >>
> >>>> The transition from Silent film to 'Talkies'
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> If I Had A Talking Picture of You
> >>> Take Your Girlie To The Movies
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Not quite.  "Take Your Girlie to the Movies" was published
> in 1919 so it
> >> has nothing to do with the talkies.
> >>
> >> -- Ken, (bein' picky tonight.)
> >>
> > You have to have a before if you want to have an after.
> Transition from
> > Silent (before) to Sound (after).
>
> I think that's stretching things.  The song says nothing at all about
> talking pictures or any kind of transition to anything.  Its simply a
> song about "the movies."  Or do you consider ANY song about
> the movies
> to be about the transition from the silent to the sound era?
> > (Of course I could also mention that there were talking
> > movies long before The Jazz Singer and before 1919.)
> >
>
> Absolutely true.  But they weren't commercially viable or
> they weren't
> technically practical and so the "talkies" were not much of a
> factor and
> the "talkie era" had not yet arrived.
>
> The deForest sound on film system, (Phonofilm), was
> introduced in 1922
> but he was unable to interest any major filmmakers in using it until
> after "The Jazz Singer" came on the scene.
>
> BTW - one of these early deForest Phonofilm productions
> presents Noble
> Sissle and Eubie Blake.  It was released in April of 1923.  As the
> picture starts Sissle says, "Well, here we is in the movies."
>  To which
> Blake responds, "This ain't no movie.  Its a talkie!"  I've
> wondered if
> Blake coined the term "talkies" as it relates to motion
> pictures or if
> it was in use before he said it in that film.  Anybody know?
>
> -- Ken
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