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.
Jean Negulesco
James Bloodworth
Casts & Crew
Art Gilmore
Sheldon Jett
Harold Miller
Edwin Tuttle
Giovanni Martinelli
George Arliss
John Barrymore
Eugenie Besserer
James Cagney
Jeanne Cagney
Gary Cooper
Bette Davis
Rosemary DeCamp
Robert Elliott
Walter Huston
Josephine Hutchinson
Al Jolson
Cullen Landis
Joan Leslie
Paul Muni
Benito Mussolini
Eugene Pallette
Stanley Ridges
Franchot Tone
David Torrence
Harry M. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Ethel Waters
Also Directed by Jean Negulesco
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