Lexic.us

Definition of Talking picture

1. Noun. A movie with synchronized speech and singing.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Talking Picture

Literary usage of Talking picture

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Behind the Motion-picture Screen by Austin Celestin Lescarboura (1919)
"Above all, the successful talking picture will be fool-proof; nothing will be expected of ... Talking-picture systems have come and gone, one after another. ..."

2. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"The talking picture is no more than a sketch or play reproduced by means of ... Thomas A. Edison is not the inventor of the talking picture, nor does he ..."

3. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"The talking picture is no more than a sketch or play reproduced by means of ... Thomas A. Edison is not the inventor of the talking picture, nor does he ..."

4. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"The talking picture is no more than a sketch or play reproduced by means of ... Thomas A. Edison is not the inventor of the talking picture, nor does he ..."

5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"The first result of the transition to the talking picture was a great step backward. ... In other countries the talking picture began as filmed theater. ..."

6. The Theatre of Science: A Volume of Progress and Achievement in the Motion by Robert Grau (1914)
"As the writer sees the talking picture situation, the outlook for its survival as a ... Just as soon as world-famous stars are secured, the talking-picture ..."

7. Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1916)
"It may be predicted that the talking picture will never replace the photoplay. ... The chief value of the talking picture will lie in its ability to ..."

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