The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

5.3
1943-10-16 | 18 min
HistoryDocumentary

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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Cast

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Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

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Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Giovanni Martinelli

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

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George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

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John Barrymore

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

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Eugenie Besserer

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

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James Cagney

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

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Jeanne Cagney

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

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