The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

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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.

The Voice That Thrilled the World

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Cast

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) Died 2010 · Tacoma, Washington, USA Arthur Wells Gilmore, known as Art Gilmore (March 18, 1912 – September 25, 2010) was an American actor and announcer heard on radio and television programs, children's records, movies, trailers, radio...
Harold Miller
Harold Miller as Audience Member (uncredited) Died 1972 · Redondo Beach, California, USA Harold Miller (born Harold Edwin Kammermeyer) was an American actor, his screen, then eventually also television, career spanning the years 1919-1964. After the 1920s, Miller appeared only in uncredit...
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli as Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage) Died 1969
George Arliss
George Arliss as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage) Died 1946 · London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Arliss (10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first B...
John Barrymore
John Barrymore as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage) Died 1942 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groun...
Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage) Died 1934 · Watertown, New York, USA Eugenie Besserer was an American actress who appeared in supporting roles, typically portraying a mother or grandmother, in films of the Silent and early talkies eras..

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