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Which D.W. Griffith film was his first sound film?
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D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith.
The first sound film directed by D.W. Griffith was Abraham Lincoln (1930). While the film was recognized as an effective essay in the new medium, it marked a period in Griffith's career where he struggled to find permanent employment following his transition into the sound era.123