What silent movie stars actually sounded like
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2023
- Before movies had sound, actors achieved fame without their fans ever hearing their voices.
So when the talkies arrived and audiences first heard them speaking, there were a few surprises.
Here's what the best known silent movie stars actually sounded like. 
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Garbo & Fairbanks sounded exactly as we'd expect them to, Pickford & Arbuckle not at all, fascinating THX so much
There is a recording of Valentino singing......😲
I remember a gag someone did, though I can't remember where I saw it. Set at the start of the talkies, there was this great giant muscled movie-star type (modeled on Rudolph Valentino), and a studio boss sees him and said, "Boy, I think I can make you in motion pictures!" The man replied -- in the highest possible pitch a man can do -- "That sounds swell to me! I want to be a star!"
Never mind. Of course, from the one audio record I have heard of Valentino's voice, he sounded fine and might have made it in the talkies had he lived.
Everyone was so terrified at how Garbo would come across in the talkies that the studio kept her making silents for a few more years. And when she did her first talkie, she sounded exactly as we thought she would - she was perfect, making her probably the only star who was equally as popular in silents as in talkies.
Out of all these, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin are the only ones I have heard of. They are both still great to watch today. What ever happened to the Keystone Kops???
You must have heard of Garbo, the most legendary star of all time
I never knew that Fatty Arbuckle ever made a sound film. I thought he never stepped in front of a camera again after his career was ruined.
Fascinating! Thanks for an outstanding compilation of sound clips from true entertainment Greats from yesteryear. Since no person can live forever (on earth), it is a true gift to be able to see -- and hear -- these artists who came before.
Clever and perfect way to end it.
Someone should use that as the basis of a fi… Ah, yes. Singing in the rain. Of course. Carry on.
0:46 did he actually say that?
Wasn't Louise Brooks' voice dubbed by another actress that time?
The two included clips are from Windy Riley Goes to Hollywood and God's Gift To Women. Both films are from 1931 and use Louise's own voice. However, there were two films where another actress did voiceovers for Louise, The Canary Murder Case (1929)and Prix de Beauté (1930).
Prix de Beauté was filmed in France and Louise didn't speak French. The Canary Murder Case was her last film under her orignal Paramount contract and she refused to renew her contract due to a salary dispute. Later, Paramount decided to convert the silent film to a talkie but Louise refused to particpate, despite being offered four salary increases and a $10,000 bonus just for the retakes. Her refusal reportedly resulted in Paramount spreading a rumour that voice recorded poorly. Many people consider this to be a blacklisting that destroyed her acting career but I don't ascribe to that view.
What was clara bow doing?
All the examples shown are of those that made the transition to talking pictures. No surprises here.
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