Sentences with phrase «talkie era»

Specializing in ethnic roles, Lewis spent both the silent and talkie era playing menacing gypsies (The Cuckoos, The Bohemina Girl), Arab potentates (he was horse - loving Sheik Iderim in the 1926 version of Ben - Hur), East Indian warriors and Native American chiefs.

During the talkie era, the actor showed up in «old codger» roles as sheriffs, court clerks and newspaper editors.

Jeayes then returned to the stage, where he remained until the talkie era.

Not exact matches

You pass the era of the talkies and into a fistfight with Clark Gable.

While Vidor's career continued well into the talkies — receiving Best Director nominations for «Hallelujah» (1929), «The Champ» (1932), «The Citadel» (1939) and «War and Peace» (1957)-- he was most closely associated with, and celebrated for, the great filmmaking of the late Silent film era.

While the films of the silent era could cover a wide range of genres from drama to comedy and even a bit of soundless dancing, a full - fledged musical, like those performed live on stage, was a domain exclusive to talkies.

Those words from Al Jolson forever changed filmmaking in 1927, ushering in «talkies» and bringing about the beginning of the end of the silent film era.

The Pug might have even been the best of the litter in the pre-RS era, but that's like saying it was the best silent movie before the talkies arrived.

An enjoyable read recounting the history of «movies» going from the silent era to the talkies.