Talkie Collection

Metropolitan Police walkie talkie radio
A Metropolitan Police walkie talkie radio

Harold Lloyd in the film Safety Last 1923, famous vintage Hollywood movie image

Police on Walkie Talkie
Police officers talking on a walkie talkie in the street at Notting Hill Underground Station, London Metropolitan Police

Buster Keaton plays golf, silent film Three Ages 1923
Buster Keaton plays golf in the silent film Three Ages 1923

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge
WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire. Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett operates the walkie talkie set and Company Officer Obie Walker

Police Officer in Radio
Police officer on walkie talkie in London. Metropolitan Police

Lillian Gish (1896-1993) American stage, silent and talkie actress, 1912
532094 Lillian Gish (1896-1993) American stage, silent and talkie actress, 1912; (add.info.: Still from the film The Wedding, 1912.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Actor Charlie Chaplin on his return to the UK in 1931, see signing autographs

Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw Dominion Theatre 1931
Charlie Chaplin meets George Bernard Shaw at the Dominion Theatre for the UK premiere of City Lights, February 27th 1931

Noble Sissle and his band members in the UK
Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 - December 17, 1975) was an African-American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921)

Film actor Charlie Chaplin from the 1920s
Studio portrait of film actor Charlie Chaplin from the 1920s

Three dancing scenes - one from a Universal Movie
Three dancing scenes from 1929 - top from the Universal Pictures film Broadway with Glen Tryon (Universals first talking picture with technicolour sequences)

Two film photographs: top right an ensemble of 150 in the film revue titled The March of Time (MGM), 1930 and bottom left an ensemble from Hold Everything, a Warner Brothers talkie, 1930. Date: 1930

Two film photographs: top left an ensemble shot
Two film photographs: top left ensemble shot from Gold Diggers of Broadway featuring Ann Pennigton and top right William Powell and Evelyn Brent in Interference, a Paramount talkie (1930). Date: 1930

Deafness: electrical and non-electrical instruments to aid hearing (b / w photo)
5998405 Deafness: electrical and non-electrical instruments to aid hearing (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deafness)

POLICEMAN ON MOTORBIKE
A policeman on a motorcycle takes a call on his walkie- talkie and gets ready to respond to an emergency. Date: 1960s

BOBBY ON THE BEAT
A young policeman, on the beat in Oxford Circus, central London. Date: late 1960s

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England, London, Detail of Police stab proof vest with various accessories

Panorama Of The Skyline Of The City Of London And The Tower Of London; London, England

Met Police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London
A Metropolitan Police officer on duty at Piccadilly Circus in Central London, speaking on his walkie talkie radio. There are neon advertisements for Coca Cola, Cinzano, Skol, Volkswagen

TELEPHONE TALKIE
An engineer testing the latest telephones, due to be shown at the Physical Societys Annual exhibition of scientific instruments at Imperial College, London, England. Date: early 1930s

French scout using walkie talkie
A French scout using a walkie talkie with an aerial

WW2 - Blitz, London - Progress report sent to Local Control
Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett, up with the branchmen, sends a progress report to Local Control. He is using one of the early walkie talkies with a throat, or larynx, microphone

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge
WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire. Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett operates the walkie talkie set and Company Officer Obie Walker

Film, wireless and gramophone in the home by G. H. Davis
Talkies a self-contained cinema, gramophone and radio-set for household use, mechanism of synchrophone. Date: 1931

RACON HORN, c1929. Advertisement for early movie theater speakers for sound reproduction made by the Racon Electric Co. c1929

BROADWAY MELODY, 1929. Actors and film crew on the set of Broadway Melody. Photograph, 1929

BROADWAY MELODY, 1929. Anita Page and Charles King on the set of Broadway Melody. Photograph, 1929

FILM SET: SOUND RECORDING. Recording sound for Vitaphone shorts and the film Don Juan in the old Manhattan Opera House. Photograph, c1926

YVETTE GUILBERT (1865-1944). French cabaret singer and actress. Engraving, 21 March 1896

Young boy posing in his Christmas Martian Space Outfit
Young boy posing in his Christmas " Martian Space Outfit", complete with walkie talkie radio. Date: early 1950s

Lillian Gish (1896-1993) American stage, silent and talkie actress. Still from the film The Wedding, 1912. Photograph

WW2 - Blitz, London - Progress report sent to Local Control
Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett, up with the branchmen, sends a progress report to Local Control. He is using one of the early walkie talkies with a throat, or larynx, microphone

LCC-LFB fire scene, Cluny Place, Bermondsey SE1
Firefighters in action at a major fire in Cluny Place, Bermondsey, SE London, affecting adjacent warehouses. The fireman with a walkie-talkie is relaying messages between the senior officer

Met Police PC and WPC, suburban scene
Two Metropolitan Police officers, a PC and a WPC, walking along a suburban pathway in a residential area of London. The woman has a large walkie talkie radio at her waist

Met Police officer on his radio, London
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking on his radio in Trafalgar Square, Central London, with the church of St Martin in the Fields behind him. A WPC is speaking to a woman in the background. (2 of 2)

Police officer using a radio, London
A Metropolitan Police officer using a small walkie talkie radio made by Motorola on a London street

Possible Bomb Threat
Police officer on Westminster Bridge by Big Ben on the walkie talkie radio checking out a suspect package in a briefcase - suspect bag Metropolitan Police, London

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From silent screens to talkie waves, the evolution of communication unfolds. 🎥📻✨ In 1923, as Harold Lloyd dangled from a skyscraper in the film Safety Last, little did he know that his daring stunts would captivate audiences and mark an era of innovation. Meanwhile, Buster Keaton's golfing antics in the silent film Three Ages showcased physical comedy at its finest. But it wasn't just entertainment that embraced this new form of connection. The Metropolitan Police introduced walkie talkie radios into their arsenal, enabling officers to communicate swiftly and efficiently on the streets of London. During World War II's Blitz on London, a Fire Force Commander took charge over his walkie talkie radio amidst chaos and destruction. These devices became lifelines for those who bravely fought against adversity. Even Charlie Chaplin himself experienced the power of communication when he returned to the UK in 1931. His presence alongside George Bernard Shaw at Dominion Theatre symbolized how words could transcend borders and unite hearts. Across oceans, Noble Sissle and his band members brought jazz rhythms across the pond to mesmerize British audiences with their soulful melodies. Their music spoke volumes without uttering a single word. As time went by, technology advanced further still. From police officers relying on radios to coordinate operations seamlessly to actors like Charlie Chaplin captivating crowds through both silence and speech - these moments remind us how far we've come. So let us celebrate this journey from silent films to talkies; where once there was only action captured on screen or whispers exchanged behind closed doors now exists a world where voices can be heard loud and clear.