Basic Info
Release: October 16, 1943
Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (3 votes)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
⭐ 5.3/10
3 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
History
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Sheldon Jett
Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Audience Member (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Audience Member (uncredited)
Giovanni Martinelli
Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
George Arliss
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
John Barrymore
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Eugenie Besserer
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
James Cagney
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Jeanne Cagney
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Crew
Jean Negulesco
Director
James Bloodworth
Writer
Gordon Hollingshead
Producer
Howard Jackson
Music
Posters
