How the Movies Found
Their Voice
Step back into Hollywood's greatest revolution — when silent pictures began to speak, cameras became a nightmare and some of cinema's biggest stars faced the fight of their lives.
Step inside the story
- Experience the magic of Hollywood before sound.
- Discover the moment that changed cinema forever.
- Uncover the hilarious chaos of the first talkies.
- Meet the stars who triumphed — and those who fell.
- Discover how Hollywood reinvented itself.
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 50p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Fantasy Adventure
Don Juan (1926)
Romantic Adventure
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Musical Drama
Anna Christie (1930)
Romantic Drama
Wings (1927)
War Drama
Hollywood found its voice — but not without a struggle.
Noisy cameras, temperamental microphones and bewildered stars — behind the scenes, Hollywood descended into glorious chaos!
“
The movies found their voice… but the magic was there all along
”
— Julie Oatridge, How the Movies Found Their Voice