- History, Documentary
- 18 min
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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- Art GilmoreNarrator (voice)
- Sheldon JettAudience Member (uncredited)
- Harold MillerAudience Member (uncredited)
- Edwin TuttleAudience Member (uncredited)
- Giovanni MartinelliCanio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
- George ArlissSelf (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
- John BarrymoreSelf (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
- Eugenie BessererSelf (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
- James CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
- Jeanne CagneySelf (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
Crew
- Jean NegulescoDirector
- James BloodworthWriter
- Sidney HickoxDirector of Photography
- Thomas PrattEditor
- Gordon HollingsheadProducer
Cameos
- Josephine HutchinsonThemselves
- Paul MuniThemselves
- Franchot ToneThemselves
- Joan LeslieThemselves
- Rosemary DeCampThemselves
- Al JolsonThemselves
- Stanley RidgesThemselves
- Eugene PalletteThemselves
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