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What early talkie gangster film was notable as having the first voice-over narration in an American film?

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What early talkie gangster film was notable as having the first voice-over narration in an American film?
posted Dec 22, 2017 by Ati Kumar

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City Streets (1931)

Director Rouben Mamoulian's film was the first American film to have a voice-over, during a close-up of the tear-stained face of Nan Cooley (Sylvia Sidney), the stepdaughter of mobster Pop Cooley (Guy Kibbee), as she recalled the past during a flashback.

answer Dec 26, 2017 by Durga Prasad
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