Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Release: 1940 | Community Score: 65%

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

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
Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Self (archive footage)
Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Self (archive footage)
Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Self (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Self
W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Self (archive footage)
Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Self (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Self (archive footage)
Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Self
Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin

Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self
Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)
Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Self (archive footage)
George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Self (archive footage)
James Stewart

James Stewart

Self
Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Self
Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Self
Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Self
Gene Markey

Gene Markey

Self
Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Self
Helen Gahagan

Helen Gahagan

Self
Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Self
Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Self
David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Self
May Robson

May Robson

Self
Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Self
John Hay Whitney

John Hay Whitney

Self
Louella Parsons

Louella Parsons

Self
Harry Martin

Harry Martin

Self (as Dr. Henry Martin)
Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Self
John Carroll

John Carroll

Self
Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self
Harry M. Warner

Harry M. Warner

Self
Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Self
Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Self
J. Walter Ruben

J. Walter Ruben

Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self
Elsa Maxwell

Elsa Maxwell

Self
Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self
E.J. Mannix

E.J. Mannix

Self
Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self
George Raft

George Raft

Self
Walter Wanger

Walter Wanger

Self
Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self
Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Self (archive footage)
Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Self
Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Self
Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Self
Victor Fleming

Victor Fleming

Self
Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Self
Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis

Self
Lewis R. Foster

Lewis R. Foster

Self
Gordon Hollingshead

Gordon Hollingshead

Self
Hamilton Luske

Hamilton Luske

Self
Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self - Master of Ceremonies
E.Y. Harburg

E.Y. Harburg

Self
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

Self
William Cameron Menzies

William Cameron Menzies

Self
Herbert T. Kalmus

Herbert T. Kalmus

Self
Hal C. Kern

Hal C. Kern

Self
James E. Newcom

James E. Newcom

Self
Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Self
Ray Rennahan

Ray Rennahan

Self
Bernard B. Brown

Bernard B. Brown

Self
Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Self
Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Self
Edmund H. Hansen

Edmund H. Hansen

Self
Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart

Self