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MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer takes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeanette MacDonald | ... | Herself |
 | Nelson Eddy | ... | Himself |
 | Clark Gable | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Hedy Lamarr | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Spencer Tracy | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Norma Shearer | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Robert Taylor | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Conrad Veidt | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Alla Nazimova | ... | Herself (archive footage) (as Nazimova) |
| The Marx Brothers | ... | Themselves (archive footage) |
 | Ann Sothern | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Ruth Hussey | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Robert Young | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Lew Ayres | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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11 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)Fun Stuff
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This short film purports to be about the intricacies of sound technology, but it's really more of an excuse to showcase a batch of big-name MGM stars and some coming attractions. But either way it's fascinating. We go behind the scenes for the filming of a scene featuring Jeannette McDonald and Nelson Eddy, and get a glimpse of the massive technicolor camera being used. There is also a scene featuring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr, in which we see their voices represented as sound waves. But this is all surface-level stuff and a prelude to an extended preview of coming attractions. And what a preview it is! Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, one right after the next. There's a nostalgic thrill in seeing a preview for "The Philadelphia Story" before anyone knew that that movie would become one of the most beloved of all time. Fun stuff.