The Voice That Thrilled the World poster
Movie194318 minReleased

The Voice That Thrilled the World

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.

HistoryDocumentary
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Language
EN
Original release language
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Lead production company
Scope
18 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

#2

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

#3

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

#4

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

#5

Giovanni Martinelli

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

#6

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

#7

John Barrymore

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

#8

Eugenie Besserer

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

#9

James Cagney

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

#10

Jeanne Cagney

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

#11

Gary Cooper

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

#12

Bette Davis

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Crew
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GH

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Production

JB

James Bloodworth

Writer

Writing

RE

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Art Direction

Art

TP

Thomas Pratt

Editor

Editing

Jean Negulesco

Jean Negulesco

Director

Directing

HJ

Howard Jackson

Music

Sound

SH

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Camera

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669 × 913

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TMDB Score

5.8

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