talking picture

American  

noun

1. Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of talking picture

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Crawford survived the transition to talking pictures—one of the few silent stars to do so—and proved herself as a star and an actress amid the all-star scrum of 1932’s “Grand Hotel.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer,” starred Al Jolson as a cantor’s son who wanted to go pop.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, a singer and dancer, and his mother, a former Ziegfeld Girl, had moved from New York to work in talking pictures but returned to Broadway as the Great Depression settled in.

From New York Times

Their association goes back to the early years of commercial TV, when talking pictures were but two decades old, and though the terms of the relationship have changed over time, they remain tightly bound.

From Los Angeles Times

Godard responded: "This is what happens when silent movies meet talking pictures."

From BBC

Related Words

• cinema
• feature
• film
• flick
• motion picture
• picture
• show
• videotape