Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
movie
Released July 31, 1940
Genres:
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.
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)
Norma Shearer
as
Self
George Arliss
as
Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
as
Self (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
as
Self (archive footage)
Helen Hayes
as
Self (archive footage)
Fredric March
as
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
as
Self (archive footage)
