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The Voice That Thrilled the World

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-10-16

Runtime: 18 mins

Director: Jean Negulesco

Writer: James Bloodworth

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary

Original title: The Voice That Thrilled the World

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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