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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.
Director / Directors
Cast
Giovanni Martinelli
Character: Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
George Arliss
Character: Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
John Barrymore
Character: Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
James Cagney
Character: Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Jeanne Cagney
Character: Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Character: Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Character: Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Rosemary DeCamp
Character: Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Robert Elliott
Character: Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Al Jolson
Character: Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
Cullen Landis
Character: Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Joan Leslie
Character: Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Paul Muni
Character: Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
Eugene Pallette
Character: Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Stanley Ridges
Character: Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Franchot Tone
Character: Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Ethel Waters
Character: Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)
Production and Crew
