Description: See My other items I Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders!! The Better 'Ole is a 1926 American synchronized sound World War I comedy drama film. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., this film is the second full-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process, two months after the first Vitaphone feature Don Juan; with no audible dialogue, the film does have a synchronized musical score and sound effects. This film was also the second onscreen adaptation of the 1917 musical The Better 'Ole by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot. Charlie Chaplin's eldest brother Sydney Chaplin played the main lead as Old Bill in perhaps his best-known film today. This film is also believed by many to have the first spoken word of dialog, "coffee", although there are those who disagree.[3] At one point during the film, Harold Goodwin's character whispers a word to Sydney Chaplin which is also faintly heard.[4] This was discovered by the UCLA's Robert Gitt, during the restoration of the sound discs for the film. The line was recorded in perfect sync, apparently during the orchestra recording sessions rather than live on set,[3] therefore making it the earliest known use of dubbing in a motion picture. CastSydney Chaplin as Pvt. William 'Old Bill' BusbyDoris Hill as JoanHarold Goodwin as Bert Chester, Secret ServiceJack Ackroyd as Alfie "Little Alf"Edgar Kennedy as Cpl. AustinTheodore Lorch as GaspardCharles K. Gerrard as Maj. Russett (credited as Charles Gerrard)Tom McGuire as The English GeneralTom Kennedy as The BlacksmithKewpie Morgan as Gen. von HindenArthur Clayton as The Colonel
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: North Port, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-19T22:12:32.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Size: 8 x 10 in
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, Actress, Radio
Modified Item: No
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Movie Still
Year of Production: 1926
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Celebrities, Fantasy, Glamor, History, Movies, Music, People, Television, Theater, Western
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Finish: Glossy
