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"Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo."

Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

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"Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo."

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"Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo."

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