Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

31/7/1940 0h 17m 6.5/10

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.

Director

Top Billed Cast

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Self

Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Self (archive footage)

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