Timeline of Talkies

  • The Toll of the Sea- Released

    -“The Toll of the Sea” is released. This is the first ever film to be filmed in Technicolor’s two-color subtractive process.
    -First 3D movie, required glasses with one red and one green lens.
  • The Ten Commandments- Released

    -“The Ten Commandments” is released, and is two and a half hours long, much longer than most other films of the time. The film cost $1.5 million to make.
  • The Gold Rush- Released

    -1925- Charlie Chaplin releases “The Gold Rush”. This film took over a year to film and is declared Chaplin’s finest film.
  • The Pleasure Garden- Released

    -1926- “The Pleasure Garden” is released by Alfred Hitchcock in London. Hitchcock’s first film, when he was 26 years old.
  • The Jazz Singer- Released

    -Warner Bros. releases “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson. This was the first feature film in which music, songs, and some spoken dialogue was recorded and then synchronized with the film for the audience to her. This was the first “Talkie”.
  • Plane Crazy- Released

    -1928- “Plane Crazy” is released by Walt Disney and is the first Disney cartoon film to feature Mickey Mouse.
  • Lights of New York- Released

    -“Lights of New York” is released by Warner Bros. This film is dubbed the first official “Talkie” because it uses synchronized dialogue throughout the entire film.
  • Steamboat Willie- Released

    -“Steamboat Willie” is released by Walt Disney. This is their first film in which Mickey Mouse speaks.
  • Hallelujah- Released

    -MGM releases “Hallelujah” which is the first movie to feature an African-American cast, and was seen at the time as a sign of Hollywood’s racial tolerance.
  • Blackmail- Released

    -“Blackmail” is released by Alfred Hitchcock and is dubbed “The first full-length all talkie film in Great Britain”