First "Talkies" in Northern Arizona
Posted by: brwhiz
N 35° 14.994 W 112° 11.385
12S E 391761 N 3901405
The first "talkies" (motion pictures with synchronized speech) in northern Arizona were shown in 1930.
Waymark Code: WMFT2C
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2012
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Sultana Theater
This entertainment center opened in 1912 and boasted a theater and room for dances and other events. It featured silent movies until 1930 when the first "talkies" in northern Arizona were shown, drawing notadle(sic) visitors like Will Rodgers. The attached offices housed town hall for forty years.
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