Definitions for "Talkies"
the common term used for films with sound (beginning in 1927), although rarely used currently. The advent of talkies marked the dawning of the era of sound films, as opposed to silent films Example: the landmark film In Old Arizona (1929), was advertised as "100% All-Talking", and "You Hear What You See" on its poster, because it was the first sound western from a major studio (Fox Pictures); Singin' in the Rain (1952) took a look back at the dawning of the talkies