How Motion Pictures Move and Talk

Name: How Motion Pictures Move and Talk
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 1940-01-01
Duration: 11 min

1940 · 11m

Documentary Animation

Produced by Bell & Howell, this short explains the basic principles of motion pictures and, by animation, shows how sound is recorded on a strip of film.

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Production

Bell & Howell

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Released: January 1, 1940

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