A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
• October 24th, 1940 • 0h 11min
Documentary
Overview
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Land Without Bread
Released on: 1933-12-01
Documentary
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...
How to Make a Sandwich
Released on: 2020-08-30
Horror, Documentary
Based on the popular phone service, "How To Make a Sandwich" is a short film directed by Drake Sande...
Electric Eye
Released on: 2021-07-08
Documentary, Mystery, Science Fiction
An experimental short film, shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, made by one person. Using recorded sc...
Night and Fog
Released on: 1956-01-29
Documentary, History
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
El circo
Released on: 1950-12-31
Documentary
Madrid, Spain, 1949. The Circo Americano arrives in the city. While the big top is pitched in a vaca...
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Released on: 1895-03-22
History, Documentary
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on ...
I'm a Porn Star
Released on: 2013-08-17
Documentary, Comedy
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than ...
How the Telephone Talks
Released on: 1919-04-27
Documentary, Animation
"All sounds travel in waves much the same as ripples in water." Educational film produced by Bray St...
Trifles of Importance
Released on: 1940-07-13
Documentary
Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant thing...
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Released on: 1995-10-24
Documentary, Music
A behind-the-scenes documentary of R.E.M. as they prepare to embark on their 1995 Monster World Tour...
Visions of Europe
Released on: 2004-05-01
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Released on: 2001-06-08
Documentary
On-set documentary about the making of the film "Y tu mamá también."
Spain '68
Released on: 1968-01-01
Documentary
Spain, 1968. An analysis of the political and social situation of the country, suffocated by the boo...
Pumping Iron
Released on: 1977-01-18
Documentary
Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as ...
Stunned, I Remain Alert
Released on: 2020-01-15
Documentary
Journalist Dermi Azevedo has never stopped fighting for human rights and now, three decades after th...
With the Cattle
Released on: 2021-08-16
Documentary
A ruminative film on the interplay between bovine lives and human consumption. Minimalist in camera...
Taking Cuttings
Released on: 2004-06-01
Documentary
From the generation that lived through rationing in Britain, Dorothy Bradberry learned not to let an...