Mary Pickford Shows Mei Lanfang how Hollywood Captures Sound - HD Stock-Video

T. Roy Barnes arrives at United Artists studios and sees Mary Pickford talking to Mei Lanfang, who is surrounded by guests such as Dolores del Río, Maurice Chevalier, Nita Chevalier, and Frances Robinson. Mary then takes Mr. Mei to a motion picture sound recorder to explain how it operates. She then calls to a foley artist (or sound effects artist) who makes sounds with his mouth. He demonstrates how he can sound like a crying baby.