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Sound Films
Cecil B. DeMille was one of the few directors to successfully transition from silent films to sound films. In this section, we will focus on his sound films that are not biblical or historical epic/spectacles.
Look for the following sound films in Epic/Spectacles

  • Sign of the Cross
  • Cleopatra
  • The Crusades
  • Reap the Wild Wind
  • Samson and Delilah
  • The Ten Commandments
The following sound films will be seen in the American History Series section:
  • The Plainsman
  • The Buccaneer
  • Union Pacific
  • Unconquered
Dynamite: Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.,, 1929. Starring: Kay Johnson and Charles Bickford.
Madam Satan: Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., 1930. Starring: Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth and Roland Young
The Squaw Man: Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., 1931. Starring: Warner Baxter and Lupe Velez. Also look for this film in the remakes section.
This Day and Age: Released by Paramount Productions, Inc., 1933. Starring Charles Bickford and Judith Allen.
Four Frightened People: Released by Paramount Productions, Inc., 1933. Starring: Claudette Colbert and herbert Marshall.
Northwest Mounted Police: Released by Paramount Productions, Inc., 1940. Starring: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard, Preston Foster and Robert Preston.
The Story of Dr. Wassell: Released by Paramount Productions, Inc., 1944. Starring: Gary Cooper and Laraine Day.
The Greatest Show on Earth: Released by Paramount Productions, Inc., 1952. Starring: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, and James Stewart.
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This Cecil B. DeMille site published:
September 1, 2000
Last Update: June27, 2006