List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features

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This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and/or talking movies produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary First National (FN) for the years 1927–1931.

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Synchronized sound films

Synchronized musical score with sound effects

Release dateTitleNotes
August 6, 1926 Don Juan Extant
First Vitaphone feature.
October 6, 1926 The Better 'Ole Extant
January 18, 1927 The Fortune Hunter Lost film
May 22, 1927 The Missing Link Synchronized score
Extant
Held at Gosfilmofond, LoC, Cineteca Nazionale, BFI
August 20, 1927 The Bush Leaguer Lost film
August 21, 1927 When a Man Loves Extant
August 27, 1927 The Desired Woman Lost film
September 3, 1927 Slightly Used Lost film
September 4, 1927 Old San Francisco Extant
September 10, 1927 Jaws of Steel [N 1] Incomplete
September 17, 1927 One Round Hogan Lost film
September 18, 1927 The First Auto Lost film
September 24, 1927 A Sailor's Sweetheart [N 1] Incomplete
October 8, 1927 Sailor Izzy Murphy Lost film
October 22, 1927 A Reno Divorce Lost film
October 29, 1927 A Dog of the Regiment Lost film
November 5, 1927 Good Time Charley Extant
November 12, 1927 The Silver Slave Lost film
November 19, 1927 The Girl from Chicago Lost film
November 26, 1927 Ginsberg the Great Lost film
December 3, 1927 Brass Knuckles Extant
December 17, 1927 If I Were Single Extant
December 24, 1927 Ham and Eggs at the Front Extant
December 31, 1927 Husbands for Rent Lost film
January 14, 1928 Beware of Married Men Incomplete (one reel extant) [1]
January 28, 1928 A Race for Life Extant
February 11, 1928 The Little Snob Incomplete
February 25, 1928 Across the Atlantic Lost film
March 10, 1928 Powder My Back Lost film
March 28, 1928 Domestic Troubles Lost film
April 1, 1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (FN)Extant
April 7, 1928 The Crimson City [N 1] Extant
April 21, 1928 Rinty of the Desert Lost film
May 12, 1928 Pay as You Enter Lost film
September 9, 1928 Night Watch (FN)Extant
September 16, 1928 The Whip (FN)Extant
September 16, 1928 Waterfront (FN)Extant
September 28, 1928 Show Girl (FN)Extant
October 7, 1928 The Crash (FN)Lost film
October 18, 1928 Lilac Time (FN)Extant
November 4, 1928 The Haunted House (FN)Lost film
November 11, 1928 Outcast (FN)Extant
November 18, 1928 The Good-Bye Kiss (FN)Lost film
December 2, 1928 Adoration (FN)Extant
December 16, 1928 Naughty Baby (FN)Extant
December 30, 1928 Scarlet Seas (FN)Extant
January 9, 1929 Synthetic Sin (FN)Extant
January 27, 1929 Seven Footprints To Satan (FN) International Sound Version extant
February 3, 1928 Cheyenne (FN)Lost film
February 17, 1928 The Royal Rider (FN)Lost film
February 17, 1928 The Lawless Legion (FN)Lost film
February 28, 1929 Why Be Good? (FN)Extant
March 3, 1929 Children of the Ritz (FN)Incomplete
March 24, 1929 Love and the Devil (FN)Extant
March 31, 1929 The Divine Lady Extant

Part-talkies

The following films partially contain dialogue and are classified as part-talkies.

TitleRelease dateNotes
The Jazz Singer October 6, 1927Extant at WCFTR, LoC and BFI
First Warner feature with dialogue
Tenderloin March 14, 1928Lost film
Glorious Betsy April 26, 1928Extant at LoC and WCFTR
Incomplete soundtrack
Five and Ten Cent Annie May 28, 1928Incomplete
The Lion and the Mouse June 15, 1928Extant at UCLA, LoC & WCFTR
Incomplete soundtrack
State Street Sadie September 2, 1928Lost film
The Singing Fool September 19, 1928Extant
Women They Talk About October 14, 1928Lost film
Land of the Silver Fox October 18, 1928Extant
Beware of Bachelors October 27, 1928Extant
The Midnight Taxi October 28, 1928Sound version lost
Silent version extant
Noah's Ark November 1, 1928Extant
Caught in the Fog December 2, 1928Incomplete
The Little Wildcat December 8, 1928Lost film
The Barker (FN)December 9, 1928Extant
My Man December 21, 1928Lost film
Soundtrack extant
The Greyhound Limited February 9, 1929Extant.
Million Dollar Collar February 9, 1929Lost film
Weary River (FN)February 10, 1929Extant
Fancy Baggage February 23, 1929Lost film
Stolen Kisses February 23, 1929Lost film
Sonny Boy February 27, 1929Extant
Hardboiled Rose March 30, 1929Extant
The Redeeming Sin April 6, 1929Lost film
His Captive Woman (FN)April 7, 1929Extant
Hot Stuff (FN)April 7, 1929Lost film
Saturday's Children (FN)April 14, 1929Lost film.
One Stolen Night April 20, 1929Lost film
Kid Gloves April 27, 1929Extant at GEH [2]
House of Horror (FN)April 28, 1929Lost film
Glad Rag Doll May 4, 1929Lost film
No Defense May 11, 1929Lost film
Two Weeks Off (FN)May 12, 1929Extant
Prisoners (FN)May 19, 1929Lost film
Frozen River May 25, 1929Lost film
From Headquarters June 6, 1929Lost film
The Girl in the Glass Cage (FN)June 23, 1929Lost film
The Man and the Moment (FN)July 7, 1929Extant
Madonna of Avenue A July 22, 1929Lost film

All-talkies

The following films contain dialogue and are classified as all-talkies.

TitleRelease dateNotes
Lights of New York July 8, 1928Warner's first all-talking feature
The Terror August 15, 1928Lost film
Soundtrack extant
The Home Towners October 23, 1928Lost film
On Trial November 14, 1928Lost film
Conquest December 22, 1928Lost film
Stark Mad March 2, 1929Lost film
Queen of the Night Clubs March 24, 1929Lost film
The Desert Song April 8, 1929 Technicolor sequences
Extant
The Squall (FN)May 26, 1929Extant
On with the Show May 28, 1929All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Careers (FN)June 2, 1929Extant
The Gamblers June 29, 1929Lost film
Broadway Babies (FN)June 30, 1929Extant
The Time, the Place and the Girl July 8, 1929Lost film
Twin Beds (FN)July 14, 1929Lost film
Drag (FN)July 21, 1929Extant
Smiling Irish Eyes (FN)July 28, 1929 Technicolor sequences
Lost film
Hard To Get (FN)August 4, 1929Lost film
Say It with Songs August 6, 1929Extant
Dark Streets (FN)August 11, 1929Lost film
The Careless Age (FN)August 18, 1929Lost film
Her Private Life (FN)August 25, 1929Extant at Cineteca Italiana.
Gold Diggers of Broadway August 30, 1929All Technicolor
Incomplete
Fast Life (FN)September 1, 1929Lost film
Hearts in Exile September 14, 1929Lost film
The Great Divide (FN)September 15, 1929Extant
Honky Tonk September 21, 1929Lost film
A Most Immoral Lady (FN)September 22, 1929Lost film
The Hottentot September 28, 1929Lost film
The Isle Of Lost Ships (FN)September 29, 1929Extant
The Argyle Case October 5, 1929Lost film
Evidence October 5, 1929Lost film
So Long Letty October 16, 1929Extant
Is Everybody Happy? October 19, 1929Lost film
Young Nowheres (FN)October 20, 1929Lost film
In the Headlines October 26, 1929Lost film
The Girl From Woolworths (FN)October 27, 1929Lost film
Disraeli November 1, 1929Extant
Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Skin Deep November 2, 1929Lost film
Paris (FN)November 7, 1929Part Technicolor
Lost film
Footlights And Fools (FN)November 8, 1929Part Technicolor
Lost film
The Sap November 9, 1929Lost film
The Forward Pass (FN)November 10, 1929Lost film
Little Johnny Jones (FN)November 17, 1929Lost film
The Show of Shows November 21, 1929Part Technicolor
Extant in black and white
The Royal Box November 21, 1929Lost film
First all-talking German-language film made in America
The Sacred Flame November 24, 1929Lost film
The Painted Angel (FN)December 1, 1929Lost film
General Crack December 3, 1929Part Technicolor
Silent version extant
The Love Racket (FN)December 8, 1929Lost film
The Aviator December 14, 1929Lost film
Tiger Rose December 21, 1929Extant
Sally (FN)December 23, 1929All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Wedding Rings (FN)December 29, 1929Lost film

Films released in 1930 and after are all-talking

No further synchronized films or part-talkies were made or released from this point.

TitleRelease dateNotes
Second Choice January 4, 1930Lost film
Lilies of the Field (FN)January 5, 1930Lost film
Playing Around (FN)January 19, 1930On DVD
In the Next Room (FN)January 26, 1930Lost film
Wide Open February 1, 1930On DVD
Loose Ankles (FN)February 2, 1930On DVD
The Other Tomorrow (FN)February 9, 1930Lost film
The Green Goddess February 13, 1930
She Couldn't Say No February 15, 1930Lost film
No, No, Nanette (FN)February 16, 1930Part Technicolor
160 ft fragment extant at BFI
Demon of the Sea March 1930Lost film
Isle of Escape March 1, 1930Lost film
Strictly Modern (FN)March 2, 1930Lost film
Son of the Gods (FN)March 9, 1930Part Technicolor
Extant in black and white
On DVD
Song of the West March 15, 1930All Technicolor
Lost film
On the Border March 15, 1930
The Furies (FN)March 16, 1930Lost film
Hold Everything March 20, 1930All Technicolor
Lost film
Soundtrack extant
Mammy March 26, 1930 Technicolor sequences
Incomplete
On DVD
The Man from Blankley's March 28, 1930Lost film
Under a Texas Moon April 1, 1930All Technicolor
Extant at UCLA
Murder Will Out (FN)April 6, 1930Lost film
Spring is Here (FN)April 13, 1930
Those Who Dance April 19, 1930
Show Girl in Hollywood (FN)April 20, 1930Part Technicolor
Extant in black and white
On DVD
The Second Floor Mystery April 26, 1930
A Notorious Affair (FN)May 4, 1930On DVD
The Man Hunter May 5, 1930Lost film
Dumbbells in Ermine May 10, 1930Lost film
The Flirting Widow (FN)May 11, 1930
The Bride of the Regiment (FN)May 21, 1930All Technicolor
Lost film
Courage May 22, 1930Lost film
Song of the Flame (FN)May 25, 1930All Technicolor
Vitascope
Lost film
Back Pay (FN)June 1, 1930On DVD
Rough Waters June 7, 1930Lost film
Golden Dawn June 14, 1930All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Sweethearts and Wives (FN)June 15, 1930
Sweet Mama (FN)July 6, 1930
Recaptured Love July 8, 1930
The Dawn Patrol (FN)July 10, 1930On DVD
Dancing Sweeties July 19, 1930On DVD
Road to Paradise (FN)July 20, 1930On DVD
Three Faces East July 26, 1930On DVD
The Matrimonial Bed August 2, 1930On DVD
Sweet Kitty Bellairs August 9, 1930All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
On DVD
Numbered Men (FN)August 6, 1930
Moby Dick August 14, 1930On DVD
Oh Sailor Behave August 16, 1930On DVD
The Office Wife August 23, 1930On DVD
Top Speed (FN)August 24, 1930Incomplete
Big Boy September 6, 1930Incomplete
On DVD
The Way of All Men (FN)September 7, 1930Lost film
The Bad Man (FN)September 15, 1930Unpreserved nitrate print at UCLA
In danger of being lost
Bright Lights (FN)September 21, 1930All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Color fragments at LOC
On DVD
Old English September 27, 1930On DVD
Scarlet Pages (FN)September 28, 1930On DVD
Maybe It's Love October 4, 1930On DVD
College Lovers (FN)October 5, 1930Lost film
Sinner's Holiday October 11, 1930On DVD
The Girl of the Golden West (FN)October 12, 1930Lost film
The Doorway to Hell October 18, 1930On DVD
The Life of the Party October 25, 1930All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Kismet (FN)October 30, 1930 Vitascope
Lost film
A Soldier's Plaything November 1, 1930 Vitascope
Incomplete
On DVD
River's End November 1, 1930
The Gorilla (FN)November 2, 1930Lost film
The Truth About Youth (FN)November 3, 1930
Sunny (FN)November 9, 1930On DVD
The Widow from Chicago (FN)November 23, 1930On DVD
Viennese Nights November 26, 1930All Technicolor
Extant
Color print at UCLA
Outward Bound November 29, 1930
One Night at Susie's (FN)November 30, 1930On DVD
Man to Man December 6, 1930
Mother's Cry (FN)December 7, 1930
Divorce Among Friends December 13, 1930
The Lash (FN)December 14, 1930 Vitascope
On DVD
Captain Thunder December 27, 1930On DVD
Other Men's Women January 17, 1931On DVD
Captain Applejack January 31, 1931
Illicit February 14, 1931On DVD
Sit Tight February 28, 1931Incomplete
On DVD
Fifty Million Frenchmen March 21, 1931All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
God's Gift to Women April 25, 1931Incomplete
On DVD
Svengali April 29, 1931On DVD
The Millionaire May 15, 1931
The Public Enemy May 22, 1931On DVD
The Maltese Falcon June 13, 1931On DVD
Gold Dust Gertie June 27, 1931Incomplete
On DVD
Smart Money July 11, 1931On DVD
Children of Dreams July 25, 1931Part Technicolor
Lost film
Night Nurse August 8, 1931On DVD
Bought! August 8, 1931
The Star Witness August 21, 1931
Alexander Hamilton September 12, 1931On DVD
Side Show September 19, 1931Incomplete
On DVD
The Road to Singapore October 10, 1931On DVD
Expensive Women October 24, 1931
The Mad Genius November 7, 1931On DVD
Blonde Crazy November 14, 1931On DVD
The Naughty Flirt (FN)January 11, 1931On DVD
Little Caesar (FN)January 25, 1931On DVD
Going Wild (FN)February 2, 1931On DVD
The Right of Way (FN)February 7, 1931On DVD
Kiss Me Again (FN)February 21, 1931All Technicolor
Extant in black and white
Father's Son (FN)March 7, 1931Lost film
Soundtrack survives
The Hot Heiress (FN)March 28, 1931On DVD
Woman Hungry (FN)April 4, 1931All Technicolor
Lost film
The Finger Points (FN)April 11, 1931On DVD
Misbehaving Ladies (FN)April 18, 1931
Too Young to Marry (FN)May 8, 1931Incomplete
The Lady Who Dared (FN)May 29, 1931
Party Husband (FN)June 6, 1931On DVD
Men of the Sky (FN)June 20, 1931Lost film
Big Business Girl (FN)July 4, 1931On DVD
Chances (FN)July 18, 1931On DVD
Broadminded (FN)August 1, 1931On DVD
The Reckless Hour (FN)August 15, 1931On DVD
The Last Flight (FN)August 29, 1931On DVD
The Bargain (FN)September 5, 1931Lost film
I Like Your Nerve (FN)September 12, 1931On DVD
Five Star Final (FN)September 26, 1931On DVD
Penrod and Sam (FN)October 3, 1931On DVD
Honor of the Family (FN)October 17, 1931Lost film
The Ruling Voice (FN)October 31, 1931
Local Boy Makes Good (FN)November 28, 1931On DVD
Compromised (FN)December 5, 1931Lost film
Safe in Hell (FN)December 12, 1931On DVD
Her Majesty, Love (FN)December 26, 1931On DVD

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Some films from the Warner Archive Collection has not been announced on DVD.

See also

  1. ↑ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database Beware of Married Men
  2. ↑ "Kid Gloves / Ray Enright [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
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