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.
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Showing 28 of 28 loaded cast members.
as Narrator (voice)
DeceasedBorn: March 18, 1912
Died: September 25, 2010
Age at death: 98
as Audience Member (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: March 24, 1901
Died: February 1, 1960
Age at death: 58
as Audience Member (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: May 31, 1894
Died: July 18, 1972
Age at death: 78
as Audience Member (uncredited)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Canio in 'Pagliacci' (segment 'Vesti la giubba') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 21, 1885
Died: February 2, 1969
Age at death: 83
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 9, 1868
Died: February 5, 1946
Age at death: 77
as Self (segments 'Don Juan' & 'Richard III') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: February 15, 1882
Died: May 29, 1942
Age at death: 60
as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: December 24, 1868
Died: May 28, 1934
Age at death: 65
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 17, 1899
Died: March 30, 1986
Age at death: 86
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: March 25, 1919
Died: January 7, 1984
Age at death: 64
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: May 7, 1901
Died: May 13, 1961
Age at death: 60
as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 5, 1908
Died: October 6, 1989
Age at death: 81
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: November 14, 1910
Died: February 20, 2001
Age at death: 90
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 8, 1879
Died: November 15, 1951
Age at death: 72
as Jerry Cohan (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 3, 1883
Died: April 7, 1950
Age at death: 67
as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 12, 1903
Died: June 4, 1998
Age at death: 94
as Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: May 26, 1886
Died: October 23, 1950
Age at death: 64
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 9, 1896
Died: August 26, 1975
Age at death: 79
as Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 26, 1925
Died: October 12, 2015
Age at death: 90
as Self ('Story of Pasteur' & 'Life of Zola') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: September 21, 1895
Died: August 25, 1967
Age at death: 71
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 29, 1883
Died: April 28, 1945
Age at death: 61
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 7, 1889
Died: September 3, 1954
Age at death: 65
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: July 17, 1890
Died: April 22, 1951
Age at death: 60
as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: February 27, 1905
Died: September 18, 1968
Age at death: 63
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 17, 1864
Died: December 26, 1951
Age at death: 87
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 2, 1892
Died: September 9, 1978
Age at death: 86
as Self (segment 'On with the Show!') (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 31, 1896
Died: September 1, 1977
Age at death: 80