The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution, 1926-1930

By Scott Eyman

Book Overview

The story of Hollywood's transition from the silent era to that of sound. In that period, heralded by the words of Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer, fortunes were made and lost, and the American film... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801861926
• ISBN13: 9780801861925
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.3"