First public screening of a `talkie'

According to Official Guinness Records,

The earliest public presentation of sound-on-film was The Arsonist (Germany/USA 1922) a short drama made in the Tri-Ergon process, shown at the Alhambra cinema, Berlin, Germany on 17 September 1922. It starred Erwin Baron (USA), who played seven of the nine parts.

For a complete list of 1922 records, please visit 1922 Guinness Records in Germany.

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