Headline
Talking Pictures: The Great Invention - Further Particulars
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1921-05-16
- Publication Year
1921
Page
2
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Kid
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Actors
Carl Miller
Director
Charles Chaplin
Writer
Charles Chaplin
Country
USA
Released
1921-02-06
Runtime
68 min
Genre
Comedy
Language
None
Plot
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.
Awards
2 wins.
Rated
Passed
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Summary
A speaking cinema film is said to have been invented at last. It was reported that a Swedish engineer, M. Sven [sic] Berglund, has invented a speaking film which ensures simultaneous production of sound and picture. Professor Arrhenius, the famous scientist and Nobel prize-winner, declares that a difficult problem has been solved. Charley [sic] Chaplin, was reported that he plans to produce a new film after the success of 'The Kid.'
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