Movie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Released: October 24, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 11 minutes

Genres: Documentary

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Alla Nazimova as Self
Age at release: 61
Conrad Veidt as Self
Age at release: 47
Spencer Tracy as Self
Age at release: 40
Clark Gable as Self
Age at release: 39
Norma Shearer as Self
Age at release: 38
Greer Garson as Self
Age at release: 36
Ann Sothern as Self
Age at release: 31
Robert Taylor as Self
Age at release: 29
Ruth Hussey as Self
Age at release: 28
Hedy Lamarr as Self
Age at release: 25

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Lionel Barrymore as Self
Age at release: 62
Charles Winninger as Self
Age at release: 56
Wallace Beery as Self
Age at release: 55
Walter Pidgeon as Self
Age at release: 43
Nelson Eddy as Self
Age at release: 39
George Murphy as Self
Age at release: 38
Jeanette MacDonald as Self
Age at release: 37
Cary Grant as Self
Age at release: 36
Robert Donat as Self
Age at release: 35
Greta Garbo as Self
Age at release: 35
Myrna Loy as Self
Age at release: 35
Joan Crawford as Self
Age at release: 34
Robert Young as Self
Age at release: 33
Katharine Hepburn as Self
Age at release: 33
James Stewart as Self
Age at release: 32
Lew Ayres as Self
Age at release: 31
Douglas McPhail as Self
Age at release: 26
Laraine Day as Self
Age at release: 20
Lana Turner as Self
Age at release: 19
Judy Garland as Self
Age at release: 18