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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

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.
65%

Cast

Carey Wilson profile
Carey Wilson

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Emil Jannings profile
Emil Jannings

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford profile
Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Warner Baxter profile
Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Norma Shearer profile
Norma Shearer

Self

George Arliss profile
George Arliss

Self (archive footage)

Marie Dressler profile
Marie Dressler

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore profile
Lionel Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Helen Hayes profile
Helen Hayes

Self (archive footage)

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn profile
Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Carey Wilson profile
Carey Wilson

Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

Self (archive footage)

Emil Jannings profile
Emil Jannings

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford profile
Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Warner Baxter profile
Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Norma Shearer profile
Norma Shearer

Self

George Arliss profile
George Arliss

Self (archive footage)

Marie Dressler profile
Marie Dressler

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore profile
Lionel Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Helen Hayes profile
Helen Hayes

Self (archive footage)

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn profile
Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Extra

Release Date

July 31, 1940

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) logo

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Videos

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Oscar-Winning Films from 1939

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