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The First Known Sound Film Ever Made - Created by W.K.L. Dickson (1894), Only 17 Seconds Long

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The First Known Sound Film Ever Made - Created by W.K.L. Dickson (1894), Only 17 Seconds Long | PeakD
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The First Known Sound Film Ever Made - Created by W.K.L. Dickson (1894), Only 17 Seconds Long | PeakD
> Dickson playing violin in the film Have you wondered about what the first movies with sound looked like?Looking ba... by theworldaroundme
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Express_Classic_1569 Mar 28, 2026 +5
This 17-second clip from 1894 is the first known movie ever filmed with live-recorded sound? It shows Dickson playing the violin while dancers move to the music. Restored in 2002, it’s short but the very start of all sound movies!
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TheeJestersCurse Mar 28, 2026 +3
a lot of people don't realize how big of an evolution film as a medium went through. essentially going from gifs to an actual storytelling medium
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