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The Voice That Thrilled the World

History | Documentary

5.3

Release Date

October 16, 1943

Duration

18 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Art Gilmore

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle

Giovanni Martinelli

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

Giovanni Martinelli

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

George Arliss

John Barrymore

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

John Barrymore

Eugenie Besserer

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

Eugenie Besserer

James Cagney

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

James Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

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

Jeanne Cagney

Gary Cooper

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

Gary Cooper

Bette Davis

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Rosemary DeCamp

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

Rosemary DeCamp

Robert Elliott

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

Robert Elliott

Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

Walter Huston

Josephine Hutchinson

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

Josephine Hutchinson

Al Jolson

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

Al Jolson

Cullen Landis

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

Cullen Landis

Joan Leslie

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

Joan Leslie

Paul Muni

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

Paul Muni

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Eugene Pallette

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

Eugene Pallette

Stanley Ridges

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

Stanley Ridges

Franchot Tone

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Franchot Tone

David Torrence

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

David Torrence

Harry M. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Harry M. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner

Ethel Waters

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

Ethel Waters

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