Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures

Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures is a 1926 Vitaphone short film released by Warner Brothers on August 6, 1926. It was one of the first talking films. It utilized the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system.

Introduction of Vitaphone Sound Pictures
Starring	Will H. Hays
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 6, 1926 (1926-08-06)
Running time	4 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

Introduction to the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system by Will H. Hays (August 6, 1926)

Will H. Hays, President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, introduces the audience to the Vitaphone sound system and muses on the possibilities of the technological advancement. This short played with a grouping of other shorts at the world premiere of Don Juan,^[1] the first feature film to employ Vitaphone.^[2][3] In the short film, Hays states:

It has been said that the art of vocalists and instrumentalists is ephemeral, that he creates but for the moment. Now neither the artist nor his art will ever wholly die.^[4]