Vitaphone
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Editions by Hoa, Shadeed A. Kelly, and D.L. Chandell
Background: Vitaphone was a sound film process used on features and nearly 2,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1930. Vitaphone was the last, but most successful, of the sound-on-disc processes. The soundtrack was not printed on the actual film, but was issued separately on 16-inch phonograph records. The discs would be played while the film was being projected. Many early talkies, such as The Jazz Singer (1927), used the Vitaphone process. The name "Vitaphone" derives from the Latin and Greek words, respectively, for "living" and "sound".
1st Logo
(1926-1929)
Nickname: TBA
Logo: TBA
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: TBA
Editor's Note: TBA
2nd Logo
(1929-1931)
Nickname: TBA
Logo: TBA
FX/SFX:None.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Rare.
Editor's Note: TBA
3rd Logo
(1931-1940s)
Nickname: "The Vitaphone Flag
Logo: We see a Vitaphone flag superimposed on the screen, without any mention of Warner Bros. Below the flag in a script font is PRESENTS. Under that, 
a copyright notice is shown.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film or cartoon.
Availability: Extremely Rare; can be seen on movies.
Editor's Note: None.
Editions by Hoa, Shadeed A. Kelly, and D.L. Chandell
Background: Vitaphone was a sound film process used on features and nearly 2,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1930. Vitaphone was the last, but most successful, of the sound-on-disc processes. The soundtrack was not printed on the actual film, but was issued separately on 16-inch phonograph records. The discs would be played while the film was being projected. Many early talkies, such as The Jazz Singer (1927), used the Vitaphone process. The name "Vitaphone" derives from the Latin and Greek words, respectively, for "living" and "sound".
1st Logo
(1926-1929)
Nickname: TBA
Logo: TBA
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: TBA
Editor's Note: TBA
2nd Logo
(1929-1931)
Nickname: TBA
Logo: TBA
FX/SFX:None.
Music/Sounds: TBA
Availability: Rare.
Editor's Note: TBA
3rd Logo
(1931-1940s)
Logo: We see a Vitaphone flag superimposed on the screen, without any mention of Warner Bros. Below the flag in a script font is PRESENTS. Under that,
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film or cartoon.
Availability: Extremely Rare; can be seen on movies.
Editor's Note: None.