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  • The Miracle of Sound(1940)
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    Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short
The Miracle of Sound(1940)
Passed
Short | 11 min | Documentary, Short

MGM sound engineerDouglas Shearertakes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. UsesBitter Sweet(aJeanette MacDonaldandNelson Eddypicture) andComrade Xto illustrate the techniques....See moreMGM sound engineerDouglas Shearertakes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. UsesBitter Sweet(aJeanette MacDonaldandNelson Eddypicture) andComrade Xto illustrate the techniques. Parts of this short are in Technicolor, including a stunning screen test ofGreer GarsonforBlossoms in the Dust.The conclusion is a montage of trailers for coming MGM pictures featuring almost the entire MGM constellation of stars.Written by Thomas McWilliams See less
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Oct 24, 1940 (United States)

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42 cast members
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Clark Gable
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Hedy Lamarr
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Spencer Tracy
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Norma Shearer
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Robert Taylor
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Conrad Veidt
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Alla Nazimova
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The Marx Brothers
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Ann Sothern
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Ruth Hussey
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Walter Pidgeon
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Robert Young
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Lew Ayres
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Lionel Barrymore
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Laraine Day
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Judy Garland
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Lana Turner
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Joan Crawford
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Cary Grant
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Katharine Hepburn
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James Stewart
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George Murphy
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Charles Winninger
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Douglas McPhail
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Wallace Beery
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Robert Donat
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Nelson Eddy
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Greta Garbo
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Greer Garson
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Myrna Loy
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Jeanette MacDonald
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Chico Marx
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Groucho Marx
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Harpo Marx
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Robert Montgomery
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Eleanor Powell
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William Powell
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Mickey Rooney
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Rosalind Russell
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Douglas Shearer
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W.S. Van Dyke
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Frank Whitbeck
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