When Were Talkies Made?

The gradual transition from silent films to talkies took place between 1926 and 1930 and included many small steps — both technological developments and adjustments to audience expectations — before it was complete.

When did the first talkies come out?

The Jazz Singer, American musical film, released in 1927, that was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. It marked the ascendancy of “talkies” and the end of the silent-film era.

Who invented the talkies?

Edison's Tinfoil Phonograph or Speaking Machine received U.S. patent no. 200,521, dated December 15, 1877. The U.S. Patent Office could trace no prior claims to any similar inventions, and to this day it is popularly assumed that the talking machine was invented by Edison.