SPEAKING FOR THE TALKIES
The talkies in England are now being seriously treated as a subject tor criticism in the responsible weeklies. There is no doubt that the new medium will do a great deal toward raising tn standard of intelligence requisite to make the story worth showing. cording to one eminent dramatic cr,J s* “More advance has been made W the matter of .he speaking of "f® words than in any other branch of talkie technique,” and, let it be re* membered, the advance is always toward the English speaking method. The law of contrary wins. Wh® 3 * the call went out for 20 college hoys for a chance in picture work, were many who answered hut chosen. Xineteen of them graduaiifaded out after one or two and the twentieth refused to leave hi college degree. However, after # graduated, he was approached agaw* and consented to trj' once. Once enough for Walter Brown RogersHe was an instantaneous success has an important role in “Seven **.*?•*_ tlie new Fox Movietone product*** kStarring Paul Muni.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 874, 18 January 1930, Page 14
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