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                |  | Monroe Silver. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Cohen on the Telephone
 Also known as [Monroe Silver, Famed Monologist]
 (1923) United States of America
 B&W : Short film
 Directed by [?] Lee de Forest and/or J. Searle Dawley?
 Cast: Monroe Silver [himself]. De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated, production; distributed by De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated. / Produced by Lee de Forest. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film. Performance: Skit. Synopsis: A recitation of the famous vaudeville routine. Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Maurice H. Zouary collection) [35mm positive]. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Communication: Telephones - Early sound film - Jews - Synchronized sound film Listing updated: 15 March 2010. References: Film viewing : Geduld-Birth p. 97; Zouary-DeForest p. 227. |