Willie (on July 29, 1928, in limited release) and Galloping Gaucho (onĪugust 2, 1928). Walt Disney also introduced the first popularĪnimated cartoons with synchronized sound later in this year: Steamboat It was made after Warner Bros.' success with The Jazz Singer (1927). The first all-talking cartoon short, Paul Terry's Dinner Time (1928) with synchronized sound was premiered, preceding Disney's Steamboat Willie (1928) by about a month.

Lucky Rabbit, which was introduced in 1927. Mickey Mouse) was modified from Disney's earlier character Oswald the The character of an animated mouse (future The first 'Mickey Mouse' short animated film, Plane

Production facilities and theaters for sound film. Or Electrical Research Products, Inc.) to use their audio technologies Technicolor film that featured a soundtrack, and the first film made inīy 1928, Hollywood's major film studios had signedĪn agreement with AT&T/Western Electric's licensing division (ERPI, It was establishedĪs a subsidiary of RCA and joined the ranks of the major Hollywood studios.ĭirector Roy William Neill's The Viking (1928) was the first feature-length The Radio Corporation of America (RCA), the Film Booking Office (FBO)Īnd Keith-Albee-Orpheum, a major Vaudeville corporation. RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) Pictures, evolving originallyįrom the Mutual Film Corporation (1912), was created in the merger of

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