A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1921-04-01
Summary:

The problem of the speaking film seems to have been solved by the Swedish engineer Sven Berglund with his new invention. Professor Arrhenius said he had been able for several years to follow the inventor's work and was convinced that the problem was now solved. Professor Monnlius [sic] said…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1921-05-16
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…