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.

17min
1940
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.5/10

Cast

Carey Wilson profile pictureCarey WilsonCommentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Janet Gaynor profile pictureJanet GaynorSelf (archive footage)
Emil Jannings profile pictureEmil JanningsSelf (archive footage)
Mary Pickford profile pictureMary PickfordSelf (archive footage)
Warner Baxter profile pictureWarner BaxterSelf (archive footage)
George Arliss profile pictureGeorge ArlissSelf (archive footage)
Marie Dressler profile pictureMarie DresslerSelf (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore profile pictureLionel BarrymoreSelf (archive footage)
Helen Hayes profile pictureHelen HayesSelf (archive footage)
Fredric March profile pictureFredric MarchSelf (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn profile pictureKatharine HepburnSelf (archive footage)
Claudette Colbert profile pictureClaudette ColbertSelf (archive footage)
Clark Gable profile pictureClark GableSelf (archive footage)
Shirley Temple profile pictureShirley TempleSelf (archive footage)
Irvin S. Cobb profile pictureIrvin S. CobbSelf (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg profile pictureIrving ThalbergSelf (archive footage)
Luise Rainer profile pictureLuise RainerSelf (archive footage)
Paul Muni profile picturePaul MuniSelf (archive footage)
W.C. Fields profile pictureW.C. FieldsSelf (archive footage)
Mack Sennett profile pictureMack SennettSelf (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen profile pictureEdgar BergenSelf (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks profile pictureDouglas FairbanksSelf (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin profile pictureDeanna DurbinSelf (archive footage)
Walt Disney profile pictureWalt DisneySelf (archive footage)
Hal B. Wallis profile pictureHal B. WallisSelf (archive footage)
George Bernard Shaw profile pictureGeorge Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage)
Robert Donat profile pictureRobert DonatSelf (archive footage)
Bob Hope profile pictureBob HopeSelf - Master of Ceremonies

About Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 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.

Runtime: 17min

Extra details

Original Title: Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Original Language: English
Production Companies
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)