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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5/10 1940 17m Released
Documentary

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.

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Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson
Commentator - as Oscar
 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)
 Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Self
 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)

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