Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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.

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

Self

Louella Parsons

Louella Parsons

Self

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

Self

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Self

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Self

J. Walter Ruben

Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Elsa Maxwell

Elsa Maxwell

Self

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self

E.J. Mannix

Self

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self

George Raft

George Raft

Self

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

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

Self

Hal C. Kern

Self

James E. Newcom

Self

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Self

Ray Rennahan

Self

Bernard B. Brown

Self

Fred Sersen

Self

Lyle R. Wheeler

Self

Edmund H. Hansen

Self

Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart

Self