Oct 16, 1943
18 min
Full-HD

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

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.

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Sheldon Jett

Audience Member (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Audience Member (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle

Audience Member (uncredited)

Giovanni Martinelli

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

George Arliss

Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

John Barrymore

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

Eugenie Besserer

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

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The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

Art Gilmore

Sheldon Jett

Harold Miller

Edwin Tuttle

Giovanni Martinelli

George Arliss

John Barrymore

Eugenie Besserer