First All-Talking Movie?

Lights of New York (1928)

The Jazz Singer (1927) is often cited as the first sound film. That’s not entirely correct. It was the first popular sound film, and the film that launched the sound era, but it was only partially a sound movie. Much of the dialogue was presented through subtitles.

The first feature-length film with sound throughout (commonly referred to as all-talking) was Lights of New York (1928). And just a year later, Hollywood released its first all-color, all-talking feature. That was On with the Show! (1929).

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