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The Voice That Thrilled the World

Name: The Voice That Thrilled the World
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1943-10-16
Duration: 18 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Art Gilmore, Sheldon Jett, Harold Miller, Edwin Tuttle, Giovanni Martinelli

1943 · 18m · 6.0 on TMDB

History Documentary

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

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)

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