Casey at the Bat (1922)
** (out of 4)
Five years before The Jazz Singer there was this experimental sound film with De Wolf Hopper reading the title poem. Hopper was famous all around the world for reading this poem and while his performance is very energetic, I can't say I was overly entertained.
There's still no question that this is a very important film that should be talked about when sound is discussed. It's not the best film in the world but a lot of historic films aren't.
From Kino's Reel Baseball set.
** (out of 4)
Five years before The Jazz Singer there was this experimental sound film with De Wolf Hopper reading the title poem. Hopper was famous all around the world for reading this poem and while his performance is very energetic, I can't say I was overly entertained.
There's still no question that this is a very important film that should be talked about when sound is discussed. It's not the best film in the world but a lot of historic films aren't.
From Kino's Reel Baseball set.