RKO SOUND RECORDING BOOTH (1929) BTS photo

[Los Angeles]: RKO Studios, 1929. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (30 x 25 cm.) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. N.E.A. ink date stamp of Dec. 3, 1929, and attached paper blurb appear on verso. Minor corner chips and crease at top right corner, near fine.

Rare behind-the-scenes look at early talkie studio innovations. Actor Owen Moore is photographed listening in as dialogue is recorded on set. He is shown with sound technician John Tribby, an RCA photophone expert. Both elegantly dressed, they demonstrate the ultra-modern photophone sound recording booth. Moore is acting in a film with his brothers Tom and Matt to be called Side Street.

Photo coded 473-P-12.