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.
Production
Rare 1940 MGM backlot access and equipment porn
Acting
Golden Age stars doing awkward 'casual' cameos
Director
Douglas Shearer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Douglas Shearer was Norma Shearer's brother, which explains her prominent cameo and his directing gig at MGM's most glamorous moment.
This was pure studio system propaganda—MGM flexing its technical superiority while the industry was still recovering from the costly transition to talkies a decade prior.
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