A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Cast and Crew

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Plot: This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Release Date: Thursday, October 24 1940
84 years ago

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Cast

Douglas Shearer. Douglas Shearer was 40 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 17 1899 –
Died: Wed, Jan 06 1971

Greer Garson. Greer Garson was 36 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 29 1904 –
Died: Sat, Apr 06 1996

Clark Gable. Clark Gable was 39 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 01 1901 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 1960

Hedy Lamarr. Hedy Lamarr was 25 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 09 1914 –
Died: Wed, Jan 19 2000

Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy was 40 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 05 1900 –
Died: Sat, Jun 10 1967

Norma Shearer. Norma Shearer was 38 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 10 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jun 12 1983

Robert Taylor. Robert Taylor was 29 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 05 1911 –
Died: Sun, Jun 08 1969

Conrad Veidt. Conrad Veidt was 47 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 22 1893 –
Died: Sat, Apr 03 1943

Alla Nazimova. Alla Nazimova was 61 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 03 1879 –
Died: Fri, Jul 13 1945

Ann Sothern. Ann Sothern was 31 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 22 1909 –
Died: Thu, Mar 15 2001

Ruth Hussey. Ruth Hussey was 28 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 30 1911 –
Died: Tue, Apr 19 2005

Walter Pidgeon. Walter Pidgeon was 43 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 22 1897 –
Died: Tue, Sep 25 1984

Robert Young. Robert Young was 33 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 22 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jul 21 1998

Lew Ayres. Lew Ayres was 31 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 28 1908 –
Died: Mon, Dec 30 1996

Lionel Barrymore. Lionel Barrymore was 62 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 28 1878 –
Died: Mon, Nov 15 1954

Laraine Day. Laraine Day was 20 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 13 1920 –
Died: Sat, Nov 10 2007

Judy Garland. Judy Garland was 18 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 10 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 22 1969

Lana Turner. Lana Turner was 19 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 08 1921 –
Died: Thu, Jun 29 1995

Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford was 34 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 23 1906 –
Died: Tue, May 10 1977

Cary Grant. Cary Grant was 36 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 18 1904 –
Died: Sat, Nov 29 1986

Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn was 33 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, May 12 1907 –
Died: Sun, Jun 29 2003

James Stewart. James Stewart was 32 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, May 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997

George Murphy. George Murphy was 38 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 04 1902 –
Died: Sun, May 03 1992

Charles Winninger. Charles Winninger was 56 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sun, May 25 1884 –
Died: Mon, Jan 27 1969

Douglas McPhail. Douglas McPhail was 26 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 16 1914 –
Died: Wed, Dec 06 1944

Wallace Beery. Wallace Beery was 55 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 31 1885 –
Died: Fri, Apr 15 1949

Robert Donat. Robert Donat was 35 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 18 1905 –
Died: Mon, Jun 09 1958

Nelson Eddy. Nelson Eddy was 39 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 29 1901 –
Died: Mon, Mar 06 1967

Greta Garbo. Greta Garbo was 35 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 18 1905 –
Died: Sun, Apr 15 1990

Myrna Loy. Myrna Loy was 35 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 02 1905 –
Died: Tue, Dec 14 1993

Jeanette MacDonald. Jeanette MacDonald was 37 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1903 –
Died: Thu, Jan 14 1965

Chico Marx. Chico Marx was 53 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 21 1887 –
Died: Wed, Oct 11 1961

Groucho Marx. Groucho Marx was 50 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1890 –
Died: Fri, Aug 19 1977

Harpo Marx. Harpo Marx was 51 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1888 –
Died: Mon, Sep 28 1964

Robert Montgomery. Robert Montgomery was 36 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Sat, May 21 1904 –
Died: Sun, Sep 27 1981

Eleanor Powell. Eleanor Powell was 27 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Nov 21 1912 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1982

William Powell. William Powell was 48 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 28 1892 –
Died: Mon, Mar 05 1984

Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney was 20 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 23 1920 –
Died: Sun, Apr 06 2014

Rosalind Russell. Rosalind Russell was 33 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 04 1907 –
Died: Sun, Nov 28 1976

W.S. Van Dyke. W.S. Van Dyke was 51 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 21 1889 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1943

Frank Whitbeck. Frank Whitbeck was 58 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1882 –
Died: Mon, Dec 23 1963

Crew

Douglas Shearer. Douglas Shearer was 40 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Director'

Birthday: Fri, Nov 17 1899 –
Died: Wed, Jan 06 1971

Lester White. Lester White was 33 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Thu, Jul 25 1907 –
Died: Thu, Dec 04 1958

Jack Ruggiero. Jack Ruggiero was 31 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Editor'

Birthday: Sat, Jun 19 1909 –
Died: Fri, Dec 25 1987

Daniele Amfitheatrof. Daniele Amfitheatrof was 38 in A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as 'Music Editor'

Birthday: Tue, Oct 29 1901 –
Died: Tue, Jun 07 1983