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Up to the present time there are approximately 10,000 of those equipped for "Talkies".
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"Talkies," or sound films, had already rendered silent film obsolete, and with them, the orchestras that accompanied the action on the screen.
unknown title 2009
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Winner of several awards at Cinefan, "Talkies" could find intrigued listeners at sympathetic fests.
Variety.com 2008
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Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer Gives Movie Audiences the 'Talkies'
Wired Top Stories Tony Long 2010
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Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer Gives Movie Audiences the 'Talkies'
Wired Top Stories Chris Kohler 2010
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Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer Gives Movie Audiences the 'Talkies'
Wired Top Stories Randy Alfred 2010
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I never really saw the need for the Hands-free variety of Walkie Talkies.
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The company thrived during the Depression making car radios and sold Walkie Talkies to the Army during World War II.
Son of Founder Turned Motorola Into Cellphone Giant Stephen Miller 2011
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Buy. com: [Walkie-Talkies] Midland LXT-340VP3 20-Mile GMRS 2-Way Radios for $29 + free shipping
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One of the breakouts of this summer's festival circuit, including this week's Toronto Film Festival, has been "The Artist," an exuberant black-and-white feature about a silent-film actor played by French heartthrob Jean Dujardin, attempting to stay relevant in Hollywood when Talkies are introduced.
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