In June 1927, Powers made an unsuccessful takeover bid for De Forest's company, in the aftermath of which he hired a former De Forest technician, William Garrity, to produce a cloned version of the Phonofilm sound recording system, which became Powers Cinephone.
Powers made an unsuccessful takeover bid for De Forest's company. This was in the aftermath of which he hired a former De Forest technician to produce a cloned version of the Phonofilm sound recording system. This was in June 1927. A former De Forest technician was William Garrity. The Phonofilm sound recording system became Powers Cinephone.