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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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📜 Overview: This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1940-07-31
⌚ Running Time: 17 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

Carey Wilson original image
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Carey Wilson
Janet Gaynor original image
Self (archive footage)
Janet Gaynor
Emil Jannings original image
Self (archive footage)
Emil Jannings
Mary Pickford original image
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Warner Baxter original image
Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter
Norma Shearer original image
Self
Norma Shearer
George Arliss original image
Self (archive footage)
George Arliss
Marie Dressler original image
Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
Lionel Barrymore original image
Self (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
Helen Hayes original image
Self (archive footage)
Helen Hayes
Fredric March original image
Self (archive footage)
Fredric March
Katharine Hepburn original image
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Charles Laughton original image
Self
Charles Laughton
Claudette Colbert original image
Self (archive footage)
Claudette Colbert
Clark Gable original image
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Shirley Temple original image
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple
Irvin S. Cobb original image
Self (archive footage)
Irvin S. Cobb
Bette Davis original image
Self
Bette Davis
Irving Thalberg original image
Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg
Luise Rainer original image
Self (archive footage)
Luise Rainer
Paul Muni original image
Self (archive footage)
Paul Muni
Spencer Tracy original image
Self
Spencer Tracy
W.C. Fields original image
Self (archive footage)
W.C. Fields
Mack Sennett original image
Self (archive footage)
Mack Sennett
Edgar Bergen original image
Self (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen
Darryl F. Zanuck original image
Self
Darryl F. Zanuck
Douglas Fairbanks original image
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Deanna Durbin original image
Self (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin
Mickey Rooney original image
Self
Mickey Rooney
Walt Disney original image
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Hal B. Wallis original image
Self (archive footage)
Hal B. Wallis
George Bernard Shaw original image
Self (archive footage)
George Bernard Shaw
James Stewart original image
Self
James Stewart
Elsa Lanchester original image
Self
Elsa Lanchester
Jean Hersholt original image
Self
Jean Hersholt
Hedy Lamarr original image
Self
Hedy Lamarr
Gene Markey original image
Self
Gene Markey
Melvyn Douglas original image
Self
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Gahagan original image
Self
Helen Gahagan
Irving Pichel original image
Self
Irving Pichel
Vivien Leigh original image
Self
Vivien Leigh
David O. Selznick original image
Self
David O. Selznick
May Robson original image
Self
May Robson
Olivia de Havilland original image
Self
Olivia de Havilland
John Hay Whitney original image
Self
John Hay Whitney
Louella Parsons original image
Self
Louella Parsons
Harry Martin original image
Self (as Dr. Henry Martin)
Harry Martin
Hedda Hopper original image
Self
Hedda Hopper
John Carroll original image
Self
John Carroll
Jack L. Warner original image
Self
Jack L. Warner
Harry M. Warner original image
Self
Harry M. Warner
Ann Rutherford original image
Self
Ann Rutherford
Virginia Bruce original image
Self
Virginia Bruce
J. Walter Ruben original image
Self
J. Walter Ruben
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. original image
Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Elsa Maxwell original image
Self
Elsa Maxwell
Laurence Olivier original image
Self
Laurence Olivier
E.J. Mannix original image
Self
E.J. Mannix
Judy Garland original image
Self
Judy Garland
George Raft original image
Self
George Raft
Walter Wanger original image
Self
Walter Wanger
Frank Capra original image
Self
Frank Capra
Robert Donat original image
Self (archive footage)
Robert Donat
Hattie McDaniel original image
Self
Hattie McDaniel
Thomas Mitchell original image
Self
Thomas Mitchell
Fay Bainter original image
Self
Fay Bainter
Victor Fleming original image
Self
Victor Fleming
Mervyn LeRoy original image
Self
Mervyn LeRoy
Sinclair Lewis original image
Self
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis R. Foster original image
Self
Lewis R. Foster
Gordon Hollingshead original image
Self
Gordon Hollingshead
Hamilton Luske original image
Self
Hamilton Luske
Bob Hope original image
Self - Master of Ceremonies
Bob Hope
E.Y. Harburg original image
Self
E.Y. Harburg
Harold Arlen original image
Self
Harold Arlen
William Cameron Menzies original image
Self
William Cameron Menzies
Herbert T. Kalmus original image
Self
Herbert T. Kalmus
Hal C. Kern original image
Self
Hal C. Kern
James E. Newcom original image
Self
James E. Newcom
Ernest Haller original image
Self
Ernest Haller
Ray Rennahan original image
Self
Ray Rennahan
Bernard B. Brown original image
Self
Bernard B. Brown
Fred Sersen original image
Self
Fred Sersen
Lyle R. Wheeler original image
Self
Lyle R. Wheeler
Edmund H. Hansen original image
Self
Edmund H. Hansen
Herbert Stothart original image
Self
Herbert Stothart

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