A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty..
The Birth of the Outdoor TalkieIf you want to understand why In Old Arizona matters today, you have to look past the creaky dialogue and the static framing. Released in 1929, this was the first major sound film to leave the stifling confines of a Hollywood soundstage and head into the real world. For audiences used to ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Irving Cummings
Alexander Butler
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"The Birth of the Outdoor TalkieIf you want to understand why In Old Arizona matters today, you have to look past the creaky dialogue and the static framing. Released in 1929, this was the first major sound film to leave the stifling confines of a Hollywood soundstage and head into the real world. For audiences used to the silent vistas of the mid-20s, hearing the crunch of gravel under a horse’s hoof or the actual wind whistling through a canyon was a revelation. Today, it’s a historical curiosi..."
Tom Barry, O. Henry, Paul Gerard Smith
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