Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5 / 10

(3 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

17 minutes

Year:

1940

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Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Cast:
Carey Wilson

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Emil Jannings

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
Frank Capra

Supervisor of Production Resources

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

De Leon Anthony

Writer