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
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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.
![Greer Garson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24263-greer-garson.webp)
Greer Garson
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![Clark Gable](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22593-clark-gable.webp)
Clark Gable
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![Hedy Lamarr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24272-hedy-lamarr.webp)
Hedy Lamarr
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![Spencer Tracy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24313-spencer-tracy.webp)
Spencer Tracy
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![Norma Shearer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24283-norma-shearer.webp)
Norma Shearer
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![Douglas Shearer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/113153-douglas-shearer.webp)
Douglas Shearer
Director
![Daniele Amfitheatrof](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer
![Lester White](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lester White
Cinematographer
![Alla Nazimova](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/89164-alla-nazimova.webp)
Alla Nazimova
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![Jack Ruggiero](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jack Ruggiero
Editor
![Ann Sothern](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24280-ann-sothern.webp)
Ann Sothern
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![Robert Taylor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24299-robert-taylor.webp)
Robert Taylor
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![Conrad Veidt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22447-conrad-veidt.webp)
Conrad Veidt
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![Ruth Hussey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4604-ruth-hussey.webp)
Ruth Hussey
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![Walter Pidgeon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24328-walter-pidgeon.webp)
Walter Pidgeon
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![Robert Young](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24298-robert-young.webp)
Robert Young
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![Lew Ayres](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3593-lew-ayres.webp)
Lew Ayres
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![Lionel Barrymore](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24315-lionel-barrymore.webp)
Lionel Barrymore
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![Laraine Day](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19715-laraine-day.webp)
Laraine Day
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![Judy Garland](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24218-judy-garland.webp)
Judy Garland
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![Lana Turner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24281-lana-turner.webp)
Lana Turner
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![Joan Crawford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22896-joan-crawford.webp)
Joan Crawford
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![Cary Grant](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24219-cary-grant.webp)
Cary Grant
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![Katharine Hepburn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24268-katharine-hepburn.webp)
Katharine Hepburn
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![James Stewart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4563-james-stewart.webp)
James Stewart
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![George Murphy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24290-george-murphy.webp)
George Murphy
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![Charles Winninger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59885-charles-winninger.webp)
Charles Winninger
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![Douglas McPhail](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24234-douglas-mcphail.webp)
Douglas McPhail
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![Wallace Beery](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22361-wallace-beery.webp)
Wallace Beery
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![Robert Donat](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24339-robert-donat.webp)
Robert Donat
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![Nelson Eddy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24215-nelson-eddy.webp)
Nelson Eddy
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![Greta Garbo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24303-greta-garbo.webp)
Greta Garbo
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Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time11m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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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.