First "Talkies" in Northern Arizona
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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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
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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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Date of FIRST: 01/01/1930

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