Vitaphone

/ ˈvaɪtəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. an early technique in commercial film-making in which the accompanying sound was produced by discs

Example Sentences

It was Sam Warner’s idea to team up with the Western Electric company to buy its Vitaphone synchronising system.

From The Guardian

In 1927, brothers Sam and Jack Warner employed the Vitaphone system to produce the first talkie, "The Jazz Singer."

From Los Angeles Times

He kept his theaters up to date with the newest sound technology — Vitaphone, Movie­tone.

From Washington Post

Film heritage honors went to a curator and film conservation manager at New York's Museum of Modern Art, and to Ron Hutchinson of The Vitaphone Project, which restores original soundtracks for early sound films.

From Reuters

Ron Hutchinson, cofounder and director of the Vitaphone Project, also earned a Film Heritage Award.

From Los Angeles Times