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Which came first: the first talking feature film or Mr. Peanut?

Mr. Peanut came first, in 1916 (created). The first talking feature film followed 11 years later, in 1927 (released).

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  1. Second1927

    The first talking feature film

    film · released

    The Jazz Singer, from 1927, was the first feature film with synchronised spoken dialogue.

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  2. First1916

    Mr. Peanut

    character · created

    Mr. Peanut was first drawn in 1916 by schoolboy Antonio Gentile; his family got five dollars for the winning design.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.