The Voice That Thrilled the World

Name: The Voice That Thrilled the World
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1943
Duration: 18 min
Rating: 6

1943 · 18 min

History · Documentary

★ 6.0

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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.

Crew

Director Jean Negulesco
Writer James Bloodworth
Director of Photography Sidney Hickox

Cast

Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
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Sheldon Jett
Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Audience Member (uncredited)
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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

Director — Jean Negulesco
Writer — James Bloodworth
Director of Photography — Sidney Hickox

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Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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