The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

NR1943•18 min

4KHDRCC

History Documentary

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.

Rating:

5.3

Directed by:Jean Negulesco

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Starring

Art Gilmore image

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Harold Miller image

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Giovanni Martinelli image

Giovanni Martinelli

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

George Arliss image

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

John Barrymore image

John Barrymore

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

Eugenie Besserer image

Eugenie Besserer

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

James Cagney image

James Cagney

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

Jeanne Cagney image

Jeanne Cagney

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

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

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