Poster movie

The Voice That Thrilled the World

History

Documentary

Lenguage:18 min

Duration:en

Release date:Oct 16, 1943

Calificacion:5.3

Description:

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.

Cast

Art Gilmore
Art GilmoreNarrator (voice)
Sheldon Jett
Sheldon JettAudience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold MillerAudience Member (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Edwin TuttleAudience Member (uncredited)
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni MartinelliCanio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
George Arliss
George ArlissSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
John Barrymore
John BarrymoreSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie BessererSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
James Cagney
James CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

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