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
as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)
Janet Gaynor
as Self (archive footage)
Emil Jannings
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
as Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter
as Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
as Self
George Arliss
as Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
as Self (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
as Self (archive footage)
Helen Hayes
as Self (archive footage)
Fredric March
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
