The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

1943-10-16 United States of America 18 Min. PG-13
5.3 3 votes

Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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

Art Gilmore is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Sheldon Jett is Audience Member (uncredited)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller is Audience Member (uncredited)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle is Audience Member (uncredited)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Giovanni Martinelli is Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
George Arliss is Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
John Barrymore is Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
Eugenie Besserer is Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
James Cagney is Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Jeanne Cagney is Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Gary Cooper is Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Bette Davis is Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

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