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.
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The Miracle of Sound (1940) documentary
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Douglas Shearer
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Greer Garson
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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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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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