A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

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.

Cast

Douglas Shearer

as Self

Greer Garson

as Self

Clark Gable

as Self

Hedy Lamarr

as Self

Spencer Tracy

as Self

Norma Shearer

as Self

Robert Taylor

as Self

Conrad Veidt

as Self

Alla Nazimova

as Self

Ann Sothern

as Self

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