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| | ToxicUniverse.com - Michael Curtiz - 1929 - Noah's Ark Movies Review |
 | | This put severe constraints on the directors of the day, and indeed, Curtiz's film suffers from sound's restrictions: Except for a couple of instances in which speech is actually used to drive the narrative forward, the talking sequences are gratuitous and bring the narrative to a grinding halt. |
 | | Actors weren't well-served by the equipment's restrictions, either, and Costello, O'Brien, Beery, and Williams were no exceptions: In order for their voices to register clearly on Warner's embryonic Vitaphone system, the actors had to speak their lines v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y and E-NUN-CI-ATE EV-ER-Y SYL-LA-BLE. |
 | | Costello, meanwhile, would prove to be only one of too many silent stars whose voice would betray her and kill her career. |
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