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.
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.
Top Cast
Art Gilmore
Character: Narrator (voice)
Sheldon Jett
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
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)
Eugenie Besserer
Character: Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
James Cagney
Character: Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
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