talkie

Example Sentences

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His six-picture collaboration with Lubitsch began in 1929 with “The Love Parade,” the director’s first talkie, and continued through “Design for Living.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Called The Arzner, it is named after Dorothy Arzner, a pioneering lesbian filmmaker who was the first woman to direct a Hollywood talkie more than 100 years ago.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Rescuers managed to make contact with them and were communicating through a walkie talkie, Kumar said.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

She made her talkie debut in a now-classic adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie,” which was promoted under the tagline “Garbo Talks!”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022

He had a walkie- talkie in one hand and a white bag from Kmart in the other.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor