The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

194318mHistory, Documentary

6.0

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

Art Gilmore

Art GilmoreNarrator (voice)

Sheldon JettAudience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold MillerAudience Member (uncredited)

Edwin TuttleAudience Member (uncredited)

Giovanni Martinelli

Giovanni MartinelliCanio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)

George Arliss

George ArlissSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

John Barrymore

John BarrymoreSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)

Eugenie Besserer

Eugenie BessererSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)

James Cagney

James CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary CooperSelf (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette DavisSelf (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCampSelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Robert Elliott

Robert ElliottSelf (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Walter Huston

Walter HustonJerry Cohan (archive footage)

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine HutchinsonSelf (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)

Al Jolson

Al JolsonSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)

Cullen Landis

Cullen LandisSelf (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Joan Leslie

Joan LeslieSelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)

Paul Muni

Paul MuniSelf ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)