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Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1929, Page 4

Till? “picture” world is greatly perturbed about “talkie” films. Jt seems dear now that the talking film is being so developed that its success is assured. Talking pictures are now established in Sydney, where notahlities, irom the Kim: downwards are living seen and heard as in life. Thousands were thronging the theatre daily where the King was speaking, and every word from His .Majesty could be heard with the utmost, distinctness, even though the film had not been taken under the very favourable conditions which a studio would permit. In the same \\a,\, other notabilities, including the President of America and the Di< tator ot llalv were to he hoard. Ibis is even a more interesting development tlnp the plays, for it opens the way t greater value of a really educations character. The political parlies in AcIndia are taking the matter op, am when next an election conics round mu'll propaganda work will Is* done In• r medium of the “talkies. ltut I Ic'turcs oi all kinds, and for advet tising purposes, the talking film open' up a new highwav to the public mind. It has been said that in Sydney, French

sheep have been heard bleating and American turkeys goobling, and these two instances suggest other interesting and edu.ational channels tbiougli which kno.'ledge; and information may lie imparled. Commander Byrd will be a hie lo add still further to his South Pole venture hy applying the new invention io his daily round, and the record will he the* more complete. Croat plays once recorded hy the world’s leading exponents may he sent round the Glo.e. Ihe same applies to music masterpieces, so many of which come to us in scraps through the medium of the gramoihoiic. (fraud Opera will become more and more the privilege of the masses in rough the work of the cinema, and all the 1 world is going io he on a more equal footing in regard to facilities lor enjoying the great masters. The initial expense is the first bar to ttie ••ide enjoyment of the talking film. Put by the* middle' of the year these n markable reproductions will be given in We lingfon. and just: as other modern inventions of great cost, decline ii price with use and popularity, so we may take it the “talkie” will he passed on to the people. We have the baby cinema now very much in vogue, ami a baby “talkie’ will only lx* a matter of time, and one will be entertaining one’s friends with this great novelty of the ago. And so the. world goes on Irom great to greater things tor the good a.ml the pleasure of humanity.