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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

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.

Release: 1940-07-31
Runtime: 17 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10

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Trailer
Cast
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
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)
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Self
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Self (archive footage)
Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Self