Cavalcade of the Academy Awards backdrop
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster
Trailer
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5
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0h 17m
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1940
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Released
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.

Cast
Carey Wilson poster
Carey Wilson
Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Janet Gaynor poster
Janet Gaynor
Self (archive footage)
Emil Jannings poster
Emil Jannings
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford poster
Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter poster
Warner Baxter
Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer poster
Norma Shearer
Self
George Arliss poster
George Arliss
Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler poster
Marie Dressler
Self (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore poster
Lionel Barrymore
Self (archive footage)
Helen Hayes poster
Helen Hayes
Self (archive footage)
Fredric March poster
Fredric March
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn poster
Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton poster
Charles Laughton
Self
Claudette Colbert poster
Claudette Colbert
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable poster
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple poster
Shirley Temple
Self (archive footage)
Irvin S. Cobb poster
Irvin S. Cobb
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis poster
Bette Davis
Self
Irving Thalberg poster
Irving Thalberg
Self (archive footage)
Luise Rainer poster
Luise Rainer
Self (archive footage)

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