Movie: The Voice That Thrilled the World

Top 10 Billed Cast

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Sheldon Jett
Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle
Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli

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

George Arliss
George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

John Barrymore
John Barrymore

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

Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer

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

James Cagney
James Cagney

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

Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney

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

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1943-10-16

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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