Excerpt from Photoplay, Vol. 36: July, 1929 Our mail has fairly exploded this month with letters from excited fans. Some de mand that talkies be abolished; others say they are through with silent pictures forever. Jannings and Garbo are causing a great deal of worry. Their loyal followers don't want to lose them. No one seems to care whether they talk or not-just as long as they continue to act on the American screen. The heated arguments about voice doubling continue - both for speaking and singing. Some of the disillusioned fans are wailing because they can't be sure they are actually hearing their favorites. Others argue that voice doubling is no more to be frowned upon than doubling for stunts, a scheme to which the fans have long been accustomed. From readers in foreign countries have come many letters expressing great interest in the talkies. Those who have not already heard them are awaiting their advent with eagerness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.