Some Interesting Tidbits On Early Talking Pictures…

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/mopic.html
From the Library of Congress, here is a page on Bob Hope, but there is a lot more here than you may think, so click the link above.

There is info, and rare images here on Lee Deforest’s Phonofilm, and Vitagraph’s Vitaphone motion picture sound recording systems. An answer to the question of where Hope’s “Thanks For The Memories” theme song came from, a page from his Oscar hosting script, and more. Thanks to Barry Mitchell for the link.

The photo is from 1917, and shows one of the first silent pictures to be shot at Vitagraph’s new Hollywood studio at Prospect and Talmage. This property was later sold to Warner Brothers, along with their Vitaphone system, which was used on “The Jazz Singer” – generally considered the first hit “talkie”. In 1948, Warner sold this studio property to ABC, and this became their west coast HQ. In 1952, Warner sold the Vitagraph Studio property in Brooklyn to NBC, and that became the NBC Brooklyn color studios. Enjoy the browse. -Bobby Ellerbee

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