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eShirl

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Wed Jun 24, 2026, 06:52 AM Wednesday

The two earliest feature films with Vitaphone sound (synchronized musical score and sound effects) from 1926.

Imagine being among the first to see these films a century ago!
(updated with "The Better 'Ole" copy with the sound intact)


1.) Don Juan, starring John Barrymore, romantic adventure based on Byron's poem





2.) The Better 'Ole, starring Sydney Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin's older half-brother), WWI comedy drama adapted from a musical play based on a cartoon character


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