Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940-07-31 - 17 minutes

6.50 / 10

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.

Screenplay

Supervisor of Production Resources - Frank Capra

Genres

Documentary

Videos

Oscar-Winning Films from 1939

Clip

Images

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Cast

Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

George Arliss

George Arliss

Self (archive footage)

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Self (archive footage)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Self (archive footage)

Irvin S. Cobb

Irvin S. Cobb

Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Self (archive footage)

Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Self (archive footage)

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Self (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Self (archive footage)

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Self (archive footage)

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Self (archive footage)