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Old 09-24-2020, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyCox3 View Post
I'm wondering (and surely hoping) there may be an issue with the audio for Walter. It almost sounds like he inhaled some helium in places.

Edited to add: I've noticed this effect many times before with early talkies. One example that comes to mind is that clip of Ruth and Ruppert when Babe is signing his contract. You'd almost think that somebody has come up with a way of digitally restoring the audio to a truer semblance of what we should be hearing. They likely have and I haven't looked it up.
Wajo did some radio broadcasting in the late 30's...his voice was pretty high. He comes in at the 1:47 mark here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLWWFmSetc&t=172s
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