Here is an interesting study of the backwards speech used in the 1931
Harman-Ising cartoon "Smile Darn Ya Smile."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXp9QZIp7Gk
Some have opined that the voice is of Warner's actress Alice White. This is
the earliest use I know of reversing sound.
Anyone know of an earlier instance?
David N. Lewis
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