99 years ago tonight, movies found their voice 🎬

99 years ago tonight, movies found their voice 🎬

October 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer premiered in New York, and one ad-libbed line turned a 422K dollar gamble into the birth of talking pictures. It saved Warner Bros from bankruptcy and ended the silent era overnight.

This October, as new releases flood theaters, remember the night it all started 🍿

Which classic silent film would YOU want to hear first? Comment below 👇

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