<P> D.W. Griffith had the highest standing among American directors in the industry , because of the dramatic excitement he conveyed to the audience through his films . The American film industry , or `` Hollywood '' , as it was becoming known after its new geographical center in Hollywood , a neighborhood in Los Angeles , California , gained the position it has held , more or less , ever since : film factory for the world and exporting its product to most countries . By the 1920s , the United States reached what is still its era of greatest - ever output , producing an average of 800 feature films annually , or 82 % of the global total ( Eyman , 1997 ) . During late 1927 , Warner 's released The Jazz Singer , with the first synchronized dialogue ( and singing ) in a feature film . By the end of 1929 , Hollywood was almost all - talkie , with several competing sound systems ( soon to be standardized ) . Sound saved the Hollywood studio system in the face of the Great Depression ( Parkinson , 1995 ) . </P>
<P> D.W. Griffith had the highest standing among American directors in the industry , because of the dramatic excitement he conveyed to the audience through his films . The American film industry , or `` Hollywood '' , as it was becoming known after its new geographical center in Hollywood , a neighborhood in Los Angeles , California , gained the position it has held , more or less , ever since : film factory for the world and exporting its product to most countries . By the 1920s , the United States reached what is still its era of greatest - ever output , producing an average of 800 feature films annually , or 82 % of the global total ( Eyman , 1997 ) . During late 1927 , Warner 's released The Jazz Singer , with the first synchronized dialogue ( and singing ) in a feature film . By the end of 1929 , Hollywood was almost all - talkie , with several competing sound systems ( soon to be standardized ) . Sound saved the Hollywood studio system in the face of the Great Depression ( Parkinson , 1995 ) . </P>
when did sound become a regular part of the motion picture viewing experience
when did sound become a regular part of the motion picture viewing experience
1929
1929