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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Genres

Documentary

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This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

24 October 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Self

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Self

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Self

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Self

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Self

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Self

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Self

Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova

Self

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Self

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Self

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Self

Robert Young

Robert Young

Self

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Self

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Self

Laraine Day

Laraine Day

Self

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Self

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Self

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Self

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self

George Murphy

George Murphy

Self

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Self

Douglas McPhail

Douglas McPhail

Self

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Self

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Self

Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy

Self

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Self

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Self

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Self

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Self

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Self

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Self

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Self

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Self

William Powell

William Powell

Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Self

W.S. Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Self

Frank Whitbeck

Frank Whitbeck

Self

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