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.

Cast

Carey Wilson

Janet Gaynor

Emil Jannings

Mary Pickford

Warner Baxter

Norma Shearer

George Arliss

Marie Dressler

Lionel Barrymore

Helen Hayes

Fredric March

Katharine Hepburn