A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
11m
Running Time
October 24, 1940Release Date
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
11m
Running Time
October 24, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Douglas Shearer
Self / Director
Greer Garson
Self
Clark Gable
Self
Hedy Lamarr
Self
Spencer Tracy
Self
Norma Shearer
Self
Robert Taylor
Self
Conrad Veidt
Self
Alla Nazimova
Self
Ann Sothern
Self
Ruth Hussey
Self
Walter Pidgeon
Self
Robert Young
Self
Lew Ayres
Self
Lionel Barrymore
Self
Laraine Day
Self
Judy Garland
Self
Lana Turner
Self
Joan Crawford
Self
Cary Grant
Self
Katharine Hepburn
Self
James Stewart
Self
George Murphy
Self
Charles Winninger
Self
Douglas McPhail
Self
Wallace Beery
Self
Robert Donat
Self
Nelson Eddy
Self
Greta Garbo
Self
Myrna Loy
Self
Jeanette MacDonald
Self
Chico Marx
Self
Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time11m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
short
behind the scenes
audio recording
sound waves
promotional film
movie studio
sound recorder
sound
Wiki.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound is a 1940 short documentary film, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer and narrated by Frank Whitbeck, which goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. The film, which was produced as part of the studio's Romance of Celluloid series, is available as a bonus on the Warner DVD of The Shop Around the Corner.
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