1929

• • May 1929
  • Gaumont advertise the imminent production of Gaumont Sound News, a sound version of Gaumont Graphic
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• • June 1929
  • Gaumont release the ‘talkie’ Derby but the newsreel runs into synchronisation problems using British Acoustic system and is delayed
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• • October 1929
  • Test versions of Gaumont Sound News shown at trade shows
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• • 11 November 1929
  • First edition of weekly Gaumont Sound News released focusing on Armistice Day
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