Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Release Date: 1940-07-31
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.
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Carey Wilson
as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Janet Gaynor
as Self (archive footage)
Emil Jannings
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter
as Self (archive footage)
Crew
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Frank Capra - Supervisor of Production Resources
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Gordon Hollingshead - Producer
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De Leon Anthony - Writer
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