talkie
Example Sentences
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But then the talkies came, and photoplayers were rendered obsolete, slipping out of public awareness as quickly as they came on scene.
From Los Angeles Times
The kitchen in particular saw some chaos, too, as Uncle Bryn had a meltdown over cooking Christmas dinner, and took to using walkie talkies to organise his timings and communicate with Gwen.
From BBC
One of the few silent movie stars to transition successfully to the "talkies", Garbo moved away from Hollywood to New York, where she lived until her death in 1990 at the age of 84.
From BBC
Filmed in silvery black-and-white, shot on sound stages and acted with a knowing theatricality, “Grand Tour” plays like a lost early talkie that’s been rescued from some dusty vault.
From Los Angeles Times
On the screen, boxing stories — dramas and comedies — go back before talkies.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
