George Groves The Movie Sound Pioneer

The Story of the Oscar-Winning Soundman from St Helens, England

The Story of the Oscar-Winning Soundman from St Helens, England

Talking Pictures...(Bell Labs, Don Juan, Jazz Singer & Vitaphone)

 Sound Film Origins (1893 - 1923) – A history of the sound film prior to George Groves arriving in America at Bell Labs

 George Groves at Bell Labs (1923 - 1926) – George working in New York at Bell Labs and at the Vitagraph Studios

 Don Juan (1926 - 1927) – George Groves’ important sound work on the 1926 film Don Juan starring John Barrymore

 The Jazz Singer (1927) – The work of George on the seminal film starring Al Jolson in which he became the first sound recordist

 Vitaphone (1928 - 1931) – Working on the early short films in Hollywood, including Lights of New York, Singing Fool and Mammy
 Sound Film Origins (1893 - 1923)
A history of the sound film prior to George Groves arriving in America at Bell Labs

 George at Bell Labs (1923 - 26)
George Groves working in New York at Bell Labs and at the Vitagraph Studios

 Don Juan (1926 - 27)
George Groves’ important sound work on the 1926 film Don Juan starring John Barrymore

 The Jazz Singer (1927)
The work of George on the seminal film starring Al Jolson in which he became the first sound recordist

 Vitaphone (1928 - 1931)
Working on the early short films in Hollywood, including Lights of New York, Singing Fool and Mammy