Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894 · 1m · NOT RATED
Music
Directed by
William K.L. Dickson
,
William Heise
Overview
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
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