Lights of New York (1928 film)

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Lights of New York (1928 film) is an American crime drama notable as the first all-talking feature-length sound film in cinema history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
crime drama film
film
sound film
basedOn original screenplay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Bryan Foy
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
era early sound era
filmColor black-and-white
format black-and-white
genre crime film
drama film
hasAspect all dialogue recorded and synchronized
hasCastMember Cullen Landis
Eugene Pallette
Gladys Brockwell
Helene Costello
Mary Carr
Tom Dugan
Wheeler Oakman
hasGenre crime drama
historicalSignificance milestone in transition from silent to sound cinema
isFeatureLength true
isTalkingPicture true
languageOfWork English
medium 35 mm film
motionPictureRating unrated
narrativeFeature yes
notableFor first all-talking feature-length sound film
originalLanguage English
precededBy The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
surface form: The Jazz Singer
producer Bryan Foy
productionCompany Foy Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1928-07-06
releaseYear 1928
runtimeMinutes 57
screenwriter Hugh Herbert
Robert H. Lord
settingLocation New York City
soundSystem Vitaphone
title Lights of New York
yearOfWork 1928

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Vitaphone usedInFilm Lights of New York (1928 film)