Talkies

"Talkies" was the name initially given to films with sound upon their creation.

At first, "Talkies" were only short films - the first feature-length "talkie" was 1927's The Jazz Singer. The film, which became a hit at the box office, used a brand of sound technology that was referred to as "Vitaphone" at the time.

"Talkies" became hugely popular in the 1930's, to the point of transforming the film industry altogether.