The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

History Documentary
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Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1943-10-16

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Voice That Thrilled the World

Status: Released

Runtime: 18 minutes

TagLine:

Rating: (3 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

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Cast Members

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore (Narrator (voice))
17.32%
Sheldon Jett
Sheldon Jett (Audience Member (uncredited))
8.52%
Harold Miller
Harold Miller (Audience Member (uncredited))
21.38%
Edwin Tuttle
Edwin Tuttle (Audience Member (uncredited))
3.15%
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli (Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage))
4.02%
George Arliss
George Arliss (Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage))
12.91%
John Barrymore
John Barrymore (Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage))
25.96%
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer (Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage))
12.50%
James Cagney
James Cagney (Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage))
33.65%
Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney (Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage))
17.47%
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper (Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage))
37.93%
Bette Davis
Bette Davis (Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage))
56.35%
Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp (Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage))
24.76%
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott (Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage))
14.83%
Walter Huston
Walter Huston (Jerry Cohan (archive footage))
23.00%
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson (Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage))
23.26%
Al Jolson
Al Jolson (Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage))
12.44%
Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis (Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage))
7.17%
Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie (Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage))
25.05%
Paul Muni
Paul Muni (Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage))
19.61%
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini (Self (archive footage))
15.91%
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette (Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage))
23.42%
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges (Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage))
18.58%
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone (Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage))
20.99%
David Torrence
David Torrence (Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage))
19.01%
Harry M. Warner
Harry M. Warner (Self (archive footage))
4.23%
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner (Self (archive footage))
20.60%
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters (Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage))
15.50%