1.3. Disney’s rise in the transition to sound cinema (1926-1934)

What sound film technologies were successful in the 1920s?

• Three technologies: "only-music", "part-talkies" and "all-talkies".
• Vitaphone and Photophone
• Two systems: sound-on-disc and sound-on-film.
• Microphones and speakers

Which was the first film company to succeed with sound technology?

• Famous Players-Lasky with "The Jazz Singer".
• Warner Bros. with "Don Juan"
• Walt Disney with the "Silly Symphonies".
• Paramount with "Dirty Dancing".

Which studios became Majors due to the success of sound film?

• Warner Bros., Fox and RKO
• Paramount and Warner Bros.
• Walt Disney, Fox and RKO
• RKO, Universal and MGM

What was the first short film made with Mickey Mouse?

• Gallopin' Gaucho
• Steamboat Willie
• Just Mickey
• Plane Crazy

What was the first Silly Symphony?

• The Skeleton Dance
• Steamboat Willie
• The Ugly Duckling
• Flowers and Trees

Which studios signed a distribution deal with Walt Disney after the departure of Pat Powers?

• Fox and Universal
• Paramount and MGM
• Columbia and United Artists
• Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera

What was the name of the American congressman who wrote the first draft of the Production Code in 1927?

• Mae West
• William H. Hays
• Harpo Marx
• Joseph McCarthy

Who was Ub Iwerks?

• The creator of the "Phonofilm" sound system
• The husband of animation distributor Margaret J. Winkler
• A star of Broadway musicals
• Disney's leading artist until 1930