Like any new form of media, motion pictures were quickly subject to all kinds of wild accusations. They were blamed for juvenile crime, corrupted morals, weakened minds, and ruined eyesight. Here are some of our favorite early reactions to motion pictures.
1928: 'TALKIES' JUST A FAD, SAYS JOSEPH SCHENCKtrello1928
Talking motion pictures are novelties and only reproductions of appropriate sounds are capable of enhancing screen dramas, in the opinion of Joseph M. Schenck, President of..
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