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Posted on December 25, 2016October 16, 2017

Nursery Favorites (1913) A Silent Era Talkie Review

The Edison film company took a stab at talking pictures pre-WWI and we are going to be looking at one of the most famous Kinetophone production. One of over 200 sound films released in 1913 and 1914, Nursery Favorites brings everyone’s favorite Mother Goose characters to life.

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