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The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

Genres: History, Documentary

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 as Narrator (voice)
• Sheldon Jett as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Harold Miller as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Edwin Tuttle as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Giovanni Martinelli as Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
• George Arliss as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
• John Barrymore as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
• Eugenie Besserer as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)