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The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

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HistoryDocumentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

16 October 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Sheldon Jett

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

Giovanni Martinelli

Giovanni Martinelli

Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)

George Arliss

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie Besserer

Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

David Torrence

David Torrence

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

Harry M. Warner

Harry M. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)

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