What was the year of the first talking film?

Answer 1

The" Jazz singer" with Al Jolson is often thought of as the first full "talkie film", but

The first all-talking (or all-dialogue) picture was a gangster film - Warners' experimental entry with sound and dialogue was director Brian Foy's crude Lights of New York (1928).

Nonetheless, it had 24 transitional titles. [All ten of 1928's 'all-talking' films were made at Warners.] The firstall-talkie picture in Great Britain, Blackmail (1929), was made by British director Alfred Hitchcock. The film was originally released as a silent film, but the studio pressured Hitchcock into adding dialogue sequences (with innovative post-synchronization techniques) for a talkie version. The suspenseful film was advertised by posters: "See & Hear It - Our mother tongue as it should be - SPOKEN! 100% Talkie. 100% Entertainment. Hold everything till you've heard this one!"

Answer 2

Some people claim that the first ever all talking movie was The Jazz Singer in 1927. However, its sound was mostly singing, while most dialogue was in printed subtitles. The first true all-talking movie was "The Lights of New York" in 1928.

Answer 3

The first film with talking parts was The Jazz Singer in 1927. The firt full-talking film was Lights of New York in 1928.