Did sound really end movie stars' careers?
I know that's the myth, and certainly what this movie implies but were actors' careers really hindered by the arrival of sound? Without any other factor contributing like age and drugs or alcoholism? Because even in the case of Swanson she continued to work quite a deal both in films and radio after sound came along, was a presence on talk shows, etc, I guess she wasn't popular because of age but I wouldn't say sound literally stopped her career. Are there any other examples were the sound was the culprit? Maybe Ramon Novarro? I don't know.
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