Progress in the Motion Picture Industry: April 1927 Report of the Progress Committee

A. S. Howell, Wm. V. D. Kelly, J. H. Kurlander, Rowland Rogers, Carl E. Egeler, J. I. Crabtree, R. P. de Vault, Carl L. Gregory, Kenneth Hickman

Thomas A. Edison, when quizzed on his eightieth birthday as to the future of motion pictures, replied, “onward and upward.” He struck the key note of the industry. One need not stretch the imagination far to paint a picture of the future in which sound synchronization, television, and stereoscopic principles are combined to give super-entertainment and service. Some day we may sit at home and see a great play, enacted in a magnificent theater in a distant city, projected in relief, and hear the words of the actors and the musical accompaniment. Instead of “tuning in” on our favorite musical entertainment, we may turn to our favorite play. Just what the future holds in store is a matter of conjecture, but it is certain that we are traveling “onward and upward.”

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1927-07
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Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J06604