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    What is the trade name of the sound synchronization system chosen by Walt Disney to add audio to his first animated cartoon with sound, "Steamboat Willie"?

    Question #73559. Asked by skysmom65. (Dec 20 06 8:37 PM)


    spanishliz

    		It looks like it could be Cinephone.

    http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1928/steamboatwillie.html

    Dec 20 06, 9:36 PM
    skysmom65

    		You be correct spanish!
    Cinephone is the trade name of a sound synchronization system for motion pictures, developed by an individual named Pat Powers. The Cinephone system was chosen by Walt to add audio to his first animated cartoon with sound, "Steamboat Willie."

    Dec 20 06, 9:42 PM

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