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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1928 films. It includes 1928 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for musical films released in the year 1928 .
Whoopee! is a 1928 musical comedy play with a book based on Owen Davis's play, The Nervous Wreck. The musical libretto was written by William Anthony McGuire, with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1928, starring Eddie Cantor, and introduced the hit song "Love Me or Leave Me", sung by Ruth ...
This animated short is the first film to include a soundtrack completely created in post production, including sound effects, music and dialogue. December 25 – In Old Arizona , released by Fox Films , is the first sound-on-film feature-length talkie, utilizing the Movietone process.
My Man is a 1928 black and white sound part-talkie American comedy-drama musical film directed by Archie Mayo starring Fanny Brice and featuring Guinn "Big Boy" Williams.In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles.
A list of American films released in 1928. The American film industry was undergoing the transition to sound and released a mixture of sound and silent films during the year. Wings won the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture at the 1st Academy Awards , presented on May 16, 1929.
While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The film was directed by Frank Borzage , adapted by Harry H. Caldwell (titles), Katherine Hilliker (titles), Philip Klein, Marion Orth and Henry Roberts Symonds from the play Lady Cristilinda by ...
The music selected was mainly by French composers and little known to modern audiences outside the world of early music, an exception being the Agincourt Carol. The lyrics had relevance to the film and included Christine de Pizan 's Ditié de Jehanne d'Arc , an elegiac poem written during Joan's lifetime.
Moulin Rouge is a 1928 British sound drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Olga Chekhova, Eve Gray and Jean Bradin.While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.