A little wonder, every day

cinema did not find its voice overnight

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Sound cinema did not begin with The Jazz Singer. In 1922, short films using the Tri-Ergon sound-on-film process were publicly demonstrated in Berlin. Released in 1927, The Jazz Singer had synchronized songs and brief dialogue, and helped make sound films a commercial breakthrough.