... bad example for America but this was only the beginning. In the 1920's, when good electronic amplifiers became available cinema changed from being completely silent to having sound, these were nicknamed the talkies. The first well known 'talkie' was The Jazz singer (1927) produced by the four Warner Brothers, since then all the audience wanted to hear was the actor's voices. Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was one of the most famous actors to successfully make the switch to 'talkies'. He was born in London and appeared in many productions as a child but it wasn't until 1913 that he appeared on screen with the director Mack Sennett. In 1914 he introduced the first of many appearances of the world famous 'little tramp' character, he played this role in over seventy films including 'The Tramp' in 1915. His character was loved by audiences throughout the world for his slapstick comedy with the ...

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