The Miracle of Sound (1940)MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer takes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created... See full summary » |
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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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| 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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Storyline
MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer takes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. Uses Bitter Sweet (a Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy picture) and Comrade X to illustrate the techniques. Parts of this short are in Technicolor, including a stunning screen test of Greer Garson for Blossoms 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 <tgm@netcom.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishAlso Known As:
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Aspect Ratio:
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narrator. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy are credited
orally by Douglas Shearer. All others are identified by a screen
graphic. See more »
(uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Played during the introduction of Douglas Shearer See more »
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This short film is available as a bonus on the Warner DVD of The Shop Around the Corner. See more »Crazy Credits
Douglas Shearer and Greer Garson are credited orally by thenarrator. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy are credited
orally by Douglas Shearer. All others are identified by a screen
graphic. See more »
Soundtracks
"You Are My Lucky Star"(uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Played during the introduction of Douglas Shearer See more »
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