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The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World
HistoryDocumentary

The Voice That Thrilled the World

October 16, 1943
18m
TMDB6.0· 5

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

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)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

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

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

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

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

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

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan (archive footage)

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

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

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

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

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

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

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

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

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

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

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

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

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

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

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

David Torrence

David Torrence

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

Harry M. Warner

Harry M. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

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

Crew
Jean Negulesco

Jean Negulesco

Director

James Bloodworth

James Bloodworth

Writer

Gordon Hollingshead

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

US

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English