The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943-10-16 | 18 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Harold MillerAudience Member (uncredited)
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Giovanni MartinelliCanio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
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George ArlissSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
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John BarrymoreSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
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Eugenie BessererSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
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James CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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Jeanne CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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Gary CooperSelf (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
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Bette DavisSelf (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
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Rosemary DeCampSelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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Robert ElliottSelf (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
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Walter HustonJerry Cohan (archive footage)
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Josephine HutchinsonSelf (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
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Al JolsonSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
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Cullen LandisSelf (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
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Joan LeslieSelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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Paul MuniSelf ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
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