The first feature film with all synchronous dialogue. Microphones were strategically placed on sets. One noticeable microphone was in the telephone on Hawk's desk. Director Bryan Foy had no previous experience directing features. He had been a gag writer and supervised a multitude of Vitaphone musical shorts shot in New York. Originally approved for production as a 2-reeler. Albert Warner approved expanding it to a 57-minute feature despite an untested director. It's $75,000 cost retu ...[Read Story ]