Hollywood: End of an Era (Episode 13)

Episode 13: Sound films did not arrive overnight. Throughout the early to mid-twenties, more and more films were made with synchronized sound and music, but it wasn't until 1927 that Warner Brothers gambled on "talking" pictures with "The Jazz Singer." From that moment on, all that had shaped and created Hollywood was utterly transformed. Talking pictures were here to stay, and the art of silent film-making-along with many of the stars, directors and producers devoted to it-was sacrificed to technology.

Includes rare footage and excerpts from THE JAZZ SINGER (1927), LILAC TIME (1928), LIGHTS OF NEW YORK (1928) and ANNA CHRISTIE (1930); interviews with Lillian Gish, Mary Astor, Janet Gaynor, Colleen More, Frank Capra, George Cukor, and more.