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The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

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The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943
0h 18m
5.3(3 votes)
History
Documentary

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.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Art Gilmore
Acting

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Acting

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Giovanni Martinelli

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

Giovanni Martinelli
Acting

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

George Arliss
Acting

John Barrymore

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

John Barrymore
Acting

Eugenie Besserer

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

Eugenie Besserer
Acting

James Cagney

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

James Cagney
Acting

Jeanne Cagney

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

Jeanne Cagney
Acting

Gary Cooper

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

Gary Cooper
Acting

Bette Davis

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Bette Davis
Acting

Rosemary DeCamp

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

Rosemary DeCamp
Acting

Robert Elliott

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

Robert Elliott
Acting

Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

Walter Huston
Acting

Josephine Hutchinson

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

Josephine Hutchinson
Acting

Al Jolson

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

Al Jolson
Acting

Cullen Landis

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

Cullen Landis
Acting

Joan Leslie

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

Joan Leslie
Acting

Paul Muni

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

Paul Muni
Acting

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
Acting

Eugene Pallette

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

Eugene Pallette
Acting

Stanley Ridges

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

Stanley Ridges
Acting

Franchot Tone

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Franchot Tone
Acting

David Torrence

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

David Torrence
Acting

Harry M. Warner

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Production

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner
Acting

Ethel Waters

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

Ethel Waters

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