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talkie

[ taw-kee ]

noun

Older Use.


talkie

/ 藞迟蓴藧办瑟 /

noun

  1. informal.
    an early film with a soundtrack Full nametalking picture
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of talkie1

An Americanism dating back to 1910鈥15; talk + (mov)ie
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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.

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Filmed in silvery black-and-white, shot on sound stages and acted with a knowing theatricality, 鈥淕rand Tour鈥 plays like a lost early talkie that鈥檚 been rescued from some dusty vault.

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On the screen, boxing stories 鈥 dramas and comedies 鈥 go back before talkies.

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鈥淩amona鈥 is often referenced as one of the great films of the silent era, but, as with many other early Hollywood players, the talkies took Carewe out of the game.

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This musical focuses on a moment in Hollywood when actors, directors and producers were shifting away from silent movies to 鈥渢alkies.鈥

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