About The Vitaphone Project

The Vitaphone Project is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and documentation of early sound motion pictures and their surviving sound recordings.

Through research, restoration efforts, and collaboration with archives, collectors, and preservation organizations, we work to protect the legacy of the pioneering era of talking pictures.

Restoration Projects

Explore our ongoing efforts to restore historic films, sound discs, and related materials from the early years of synchronized sound cinema.

Film Archive

A growing catalog of early sound films, performers, studios, recordings, and preservation histories.

Research & Resources

Historical information, documentation, photographs, and resources relating to the development of early sound film.

Support The Project

Help preserve the history of early cinema through research, restoration, and archival preservation.