List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
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This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and/or talking movies produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary First National (FN) for the years 1927–1931.
Synchronized Sound Films
[edit]Synchronized Musical Score With Sound Effects
| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 1926 | Don Juan | Synchronized Score Extant First Vitaphone Feature. |
| August 14, 1926 | Broken Hearts of Hollywood[N 1] | Synchronized Score Extant |
| September 2, 1926 | The Honeymoon Express | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 1, 1926 | Millionaires | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 2, 1926 | Across the Pacific | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 6, 1926 | The Better 'Ole | Synchronized Score Extant |
| October 16, 1926 | My Official Wife | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 30, 1926 | Private Izzy Murphy | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| November 27, 1926 | While London Sleeps | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| December 1, 1926 | The Third Degree[N 1] | Synchronized Score Extant at LOC |
| January 8, 1927 | Finger Prints | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| January 15, 1927 | Wolf's Clothing | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| January 18, 1927 | The Fortune Hunter | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| January 22, 1927 | Don't Tell the Wife | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| February 19, 1927 | Hills of Kentucky | Synchronized Score Extant |
| February 26, 1927 | The Gay Old Bird | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| March 19, 1927 | White Flannels | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| March 20, 1927 | What Every Girl Should Know | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| April 9, 1927 | Matinee Ladies | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| April 23, 1927 | Bitter Apples | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| April 30, 1927 | The Brute | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| May 7, 1927 | Tracked by the Police | Synchronized Score Extant. Soundtrack Lost. |
| May 14, 1927 | The Climbers | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| May 21, 1927 | Irish Hearts | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| May 22, 1927 | The Missing Link | Synchronized Score Extant Held at Gosfilmofond, LoC, Cineteca Nazionale, BFI |
| May 28, 1927 | A Million Bid[N 1] | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| June 1, 1927 | Simple Sis | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| June 4, 1927 | The Black Diamond Express[N 1] | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| June 18, 1927 | Dearie | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| June 25, 1927 | What Happened to Father? | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| July 23, 1927 | The Heart of Maryland[N 1] | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| August 20, 1927 | The Bush Leaguer | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| August 21, 1927 | When a Man Loves | Synchronized Score Extant |
| August 27, 1927 | The Desired Woman | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| September 3, 1927 | Slightly Used | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| September 4, 1927 | Old San Francisco | Synchronized Score Extant |
| September 10, 1927 | Jaws of Steel[N 1] | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| September 17, 1927 | One Round Hogan | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| September 18, 1927 | The First Auto | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| September 24, 1927 | A Sailor's Sweetheart[N 1] | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| October 8, 1927 | Sailor Izzy Murphy | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 15, 1927 | The College Widow | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 22, 1927 | A Reno Divorce | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 29, 1927 | A Dog of the Regiment | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| November 5, 1927 | Good Time Charley | Synchronized Score Extant |
| November 12, 1927 | The Silver Slave | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| November 19, 1927 | The Girl from Chicago | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| November 26, 1927 | Ginsberg the Great | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| December 3, 1927 | Brass Knuckles | Synchronized Score Extant |
| December 17, 1927 | If I Were Single | Synchronized Score Extant |
| December 24, 1927 | Ham and Eggs at the Front | Synchronized Score Extant |
| December 31, 1927 | Husbands for Rent | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| January 14, 1928 | Beware of Married Men | Synchronized Score Incomplete (One Reel Extant).[1] |
| January 28, 1928 | A Race for Life | Synchronized Score Extant |
| February 11, 1928 | The Little Snob | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| February 25, 1928 | Across the Atlantic | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| March 3, 1928 | Children of the Ritz | Synchronized Score Incomplete |
| March 10, 1928 | Powder My Back | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| March 28, 1928 | Domestic Troubles | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| April 1, 1928 | Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| April 7, 1928 | The Crimson City[N 1] | Synchronized Score Extant |
| April 21, 1928 | Rinty of the Desert | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| May 12, 1928 | Pay as You Enter | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| September 9, 1928 | Night Watch (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| September 16, 1928 | The Whip (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| September 16, 1928 | Waterfront (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| September 28, 1928 | Show Girl (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| October 7, 1928 | The Crash (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| October 18, 1928 | Lilac Time (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| November 4, 1928 | The Haunted House (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| November 11, 1928 | Outcast (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| November 18, 1928 | The Good-Bye Kiss (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| December 2, 1928 | Adoration (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| December 16, 1928 | Naughty Baby (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| December 30, 1928 | Scarlet Seas (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| January 9, 1929 | Synthetic Sin (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| February 3, 1928 | Cheyenne (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| February 9, 1929 | The Greyhound Limited | Synchronized Score Extant |
| February 17, 1928 | The Royal Rider (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| February 17, 1928 | The Lawless Legion (FN) | Synchronized Score Lost Film |
| February 28, 1929 | Why Be Good? (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| March 24, 1929 | Love and the Devil (FN) | Synchronized Score Extant |
| March 31, 1929 | The Divine Lady | Synchronized Score Extant |
Talking Film
[edit]The following films contain dialogue and are classified as Part-Talkies or All-Talkies.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Jazz Singer | October 6, 1927 | Part-Talkie Extant at WCFTR, LoC and BFI. First Warner Feature with dialogue. |
| Tenderloin | March 14, 1928 | Part-Talkie Lost film. |
| Glorious Betsy | April 26, 1928 | Part-Talkie Extant at LoC and WCFTR. Incomplete Soundtrack. |
| Five and Ten Cent Annie | May 28, 1928 | Part-Talkie Incomplete. |
| The Lion and the Mouse | June 15, 1928 | Part-Talkie Extant at UCLA, LoC & WCFTR. Incomplete Soundtrack. |
| Lights of New York | July 8, 1928 | All-Talking Warner's First All-Talking Feature. |
| The Terror | August 15, 1928 | All-Talking Lost film. Soundtrack Extant. |
| State Street Sadie | September 2, 1928 | Part-Talkie Lost Film. |
| The Singing Fool | September 19, 1928 | Part-Talkie Extant |
| Women They Talk About | October 14, 1928 | Part-Talkie Lost Film. |
| Land of the Silver Fox | October 18, 1928 | Part-Talkie Extant |
| The Home Towners | October 23, 1928 | All-Talking Lost Film. |
| Beware of Bachelors | October 27, 1928 | Part-Talkie Extant |
| The Midnight Taxi | October 28, 1928 | Part-Talkie Sound Version Lost. Silent Version Extant. |
| Noah's Ark | November 1, 1928 | Part-Talkie. Extant |
| On Trial | November 14, 1928 | All-Talking Lost Film. |
| Caught in the Fog | December 2, 1928 | Part-Talkie Incomplete |
| The Little Wildcat | December 8, 1928 | Part-Talkie. Lost film. |
| The Barker (FN) | December 9, 1928 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| My Man | December 21, 1928 | Part-Talkie Lost Film. Soundtrack Extant. |
| Conquest | December 22, 1928 | All-Talking Lost Film. |
| Seven Footprints to Satan (FN) | January 27, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Part-Talkie Version Lost International Sound Version Extant. |
| The Greyhound Limited | February 9, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| Million Dollar Collar | February 9, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Weary River (FN) | February 10, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| Fancy Baggage | February 23, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Stolen Kisses | February 23, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Sonny Boy | February 27, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| Stark Mad | March 2, 1929 | All-Talking Lost Film. |
| Queen of the Night Clubs | March 24, 1929 | All-Talking Lost Film. |
| Hardboiled Rose | March 30, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| The Redeeming Sin | April 6, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| His Captive Woman (FN) | April 7, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| Hot Stuff (FN) | April 7, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| The Desert Song | April 8, 1929 | All-Talking. Technicolor Sequences. Extant. |
| Saturday's Children (FN) | April 14, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| One Stolen Night | April 20, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Kid Gloves | April 27, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant at GEH[2] |
| House of Horror (FN) | April 28, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Glad Rag Doll | May 4, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| No Defense | May 11, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Two Weeks Off (FN) | May 12, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| Prisoners (FN) | May 19, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Frozen River | May 25, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| The Squall (FN) | May 26, 1929 | All-Talkie. Extant. |
| On with the Show | May 28, 1929 | All-Talking. All Technicolor. Extant In Black And White. |
| Careers (FN) | June 2, 1929 | All-Talkie. Extant. |
| From Headquarters | June 6, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| The Girl in the Glass Cage (FN) | June 23, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| The Gamblers | June 29, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Broadway Babies (FN) | June 30, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| The Man and the Moment (FN) | July 7, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Extant. |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | July 8, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Twin Beds (FN) | July 14, 1929 | All-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| Drag (FN) | July 21, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| Madonna of Avenue A | July 22, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Smiling Irish Eyes (FN) | July 28, 1929 | All-Talking. Technicolor Sequences. Lost Film. |
| Hard To Get (FN) | August 4, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Say It with Songs | August 6, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| Dark Streets (FN) | August 11, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Careless Age (FN) | August 18, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Her Private Life (FN) | August 25, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant at Cineteca Italiana. |
| Gold Diggers of Broadway | August 30, 1929 | All-Talking. All Technicolor. Incomplete. |
| Fast Life (FN) | September 1, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Hearts in Exile | September 14, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Great Divide (FN) | September 15, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| Honky Tonk | September 21, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| A Most Immoral Lady (FN) | September 22, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Hottentot | September 28, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Isle Of Lost Ships (FN) | September 29, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant |
| The Argyle Case | October 5, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Evidence | October 5, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| So Long Letty | October 16, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| Is Everybody Happy? | October 19, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Young Nowheres (FN) | October 20, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| In the Headlines | October 26, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Girl From Woolworths (FN) | October 27, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Disraeli | November 1, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| Skin Deep | November 2, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Paris (FN) | November 7, 1929 | All-Talking. Part Technicolor. Lost Film. |
| Footlights And Fools (FN) | November 8, 1929 | All-Talking. Part Technicolor. Lost Film. |
| The Sap | November 9, 1929 | Part-Talkie. Lost Film. |
| The Forward Pass (FN) | November 10, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Little Johnny Jones (FN) | November 17, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Show of Shows | November 21, 1929 | All-Talking. Part Technicolor. Extant In Black And White. |
| The Royal Box | November 21, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. The first all talking German language film made in America. |
| The Sacred Flame | November 24, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Painted Angel (FN) | December 1, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| General Crack | December 3, 1929 | All-Talking. Part Technicolor. Silent Version Extant. |
| The Love Racket (FN) | December 8, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| The Aviator | December 14, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
| Tiger Rose | December 21, 1929 | All-Talking. Extant. |
| Sally (FN) | December 23, 1929 | All-Talking. All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| Wedding Rings (FN) | December 29, 1929 | All-Talking. Lost Film. |
Films released in 1930 and after are All-Talking
[edit]No further Synchronized Films or Part-Talkies were made or released from this point.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Second Choice | January 4, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Lilies of the Field (FN) | January 5, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Playing Around (FN) | January 19, 1930 | On DVD |
| In the Next Room (FN) | January 26, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Wide Open | February 1, 1930 | On DVD |
| Loose Ankles (FN) | February 2, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Other Tomorrow (FN) | February 9, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| The Green Goddess | February 13, 1930 | |
| She Couldn't Say No | February 15, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| No, No, Nanette (FN) | February 16, 1930 | Part Technicolor. 160 ft Fragment Extant at BFI. |
| Demon of the Sea | March 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Isle of Escape | March 1, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Strictly Modern (FN) | March 2, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Son of the Gods (FN) | March 9, 1930 | Part Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. On DVD |
| Song of the West | March 15, 1930 | All Technicolor. Lost Film. |
| On the Border | March 15, 1930 | |
| The Furies (FN) | March 16, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Hold Everything | March 20, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| Mammy | March 26, 1930 | Technicolor sequences. On DVD |
| The Man from Blankley's | March 28, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Under a Texas Moon | April 1, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant at UCLA. |
| Murder Will Out (FN) | April 6, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Spring is Here (FN) | April 13, 1930 | |
| Those Who Dance | April 19, 1930 | |
| Show Girl in Hollywood (FN) | April 20, 1930 | Part Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. On DVD |
| The Second Floor Mystery | April 26, 1930 | |
| A Notorious Affair (FN) | May 4, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Man Hunter | May 5, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Dumbbells in Ermine | May 10, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| The Flirting Widow (FN) | May 11, 1930 | |
| The Bride of the Regiment (FN) | May 21, 1930 | All Technicolor. Lost Film. |
| Courage | May 22, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Song of the Flame (FN) | May 25, 1930 | All Technicolor. Vitascope. Lost Film. |
| Back Pay (FN) | June 1, 1930 | On DVD |
| Rough Waters | June 7, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| Golden Dawn | June 14, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| Sweethearts and Wives (FN) | June 15, 1930 | |
| Sweet Mama (FN) | July 6, 1930 | |
| Recaptured Love | July 8, 1930 | |
| The Dawn Patrol (FN) | July 10, 1930 | On DVD |
| Dancing Sweeties | July 19, 1930 | On DVD |
| Road to Paradise (FN) | July 20, 1930 | On DVD |
| Three Faces East | July 26, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Matrimonial Bed | August 2, 1930 | On DVD |
| Sweet Kitty Bellairs | August 9, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. On DVD |
| Numbered Men (FN) | August 6, 1930 | |
| Moby Dick | August 14, 1930 | On DVD |
| Oh Sailor Behave | August 16, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Office Wife | August 23, 1930 | On DVD |
| Top Speed (FN) | August 24, 1930 | |
| Big Boy | September 6, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Way of All Men (FN) | September 7, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| The Bad Man (FN) | September 15, 1930 | Unpreserved nitrate print at UCLA. In danger of being lost. |
| Bright Lights (FN) | September 21, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. Color Fragments at LOC. On DVD |
| Old English | September 27, 1930 | On DVD |
| Scarlet Pages (FN) | September 28, 1930 | On DVD |
| Maybe It's Love | October 4, 1930 | On DVD |
| College Lovers (FN) | October 5, 1930 | Lost Film |
| Sinner's Holiday | October 11, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Girl of the Golden West (FN) | October 12, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| The Doorway to Hell | October 18, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Life of the Party | October 25, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| Kismet (FN) | October 30, 1930 | Vitascope. Lost Film. |
| A Soldier's Plaything | November 1, 1930 | Vitascope. On DVD |
| River's End | November 1, 1930 | |
| The Gorilla (FN) | November 2, 1930 | Lost Film. |
| The Truth About Youth (FN) | November 3, 1930 | |
| Sunny (FN) | November 9, 1930 | On DVD |
| The Widow from Chicago (FN) | November 23, 1930 | On DVD |
| Viennese Nights | November 26, 1930 | All Technicolor. Extant. Color Print at UCLA. |
| Outward Bound | November 29, 1930 | |
| One Night at Susie's (FN) | November 30, 1930 | On DVD |
| Man to Man | December 6, 1930 | |
| Mother's Cry (FN) | December 7, 1930 | |
| Divorce Among Friends | December 13, 1930 | |
| The Lash (FN) | December 14, 1930 | Vitascope. On DVD |
| Captain Thunder | December 27, 1930 | On DVD |
| Other Men's Women | January 17, 1931 | On DVD |
| Captain Applejack | January 31, 1931 | |
| Illicit | February 14, 1931 | On DVD |
| Sit Tight | February 28, 1931 | On DVD |
| Fifty Million Frenchmen | March 21, 1931 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| God's Gift to Women | April 25, 1931 | On DVD |
| Svengali | April 29, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Millionaire | May 15, 1931 | |
| The Public Enemy | May 22, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Maltese Falcon | June 13, 1931 | On DVD |
| Gold Dust Gertie | June 27, 1931 | On DVD |
| Smart Money | July 11, 1931 | On DVD |
| Children of Dreams | July 25, 1931 | Part Technicolor. Lost film. |
| Night Nurse | August 8, 1931 | On DVD |
| Bought! | August 8, 1931 | |
| The Star Witness | August 21, 1931 | |
| Alexander Hamilton | September 12, 1931 | On DVD |
| Side Show | September 19, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Road to Singapore | October 10, 1931 | On DVD |
| Expensive Women | October 24, 1931 | |
| The Mad Genius | November 7, 1931 | On DVD |
| Blonde Crazy | November 14, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Naughty Flirt (FN) | January 11, 1931 | On DVD |
| Little Caesar (FN) | January 25, 1931 | On DVD |
| Going Wild (FN) | February 2, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Right of Way (FN) | February 7, 1931 | On DVD |
| Kiss Me Again (FN) | February 21, 1931 | All Technicolor. Extant In Black and White. |
| Father's Son (FN) | March 7, 1931 | Lost film. Soundtrack survives. |
| The Hot Heiress (FN) | March 28, 1931 | On DVD |
| Woman Hungry (FN) | April 4, 1931 | All Technicolor. Lost film. |
| The Finger Points (FN) | April 11, 1931 | On DVD |
| Misbehaving Ladies (FN) | April 18, 1931 | |
| Too Young to Marry (FN) | May 8, 1931 | |
| The Lady Who Dared (FN) | May 29, 1931 | |
| Party Husband (FN) | June 6, 1931 | On DVD |
| Men of the Sky (FN) | June 20, 1931 | Lost film. |
| Big Business Girl (FN) | July 4, 1931 | On DVD |
| Chances (FN) | July 18, 1931 | On DVD |
| Broadminded (FN) | August 1, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Reckless Hour (FN) | August 15, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Last Flight (FN) | August 29, 1931 | On DVD |
| The Bargain (FN) | September 5, 1931 | Lost film. |
| I Like Your Nerve (FN) | September 12, 1931 | On DVD |
| Five Star Final (FN) | September 26, 1931 | On DVD |
| Penrod and Sam (FN) | October 3, 1931 | On DVD |
| Honor of the Family (FN) | October 17, 1931 | Lost film. |
| The Ruling Voice (FN) | October 31, 1931 | |
| Local Boy Makes Good (FN) | November 28, 1931 | On DVD |
| Compromised (FN) | December 5, 1931 | Lost film. |
| Safe in Hell (FN) | December 12, 1931 | On DVD |
| Her Majesty, Love (FN) | December 26, 1931 | On DVD |