Welcome to the 1936 Academy Awards Banquet! - HD stock video

The stars are out for the 1936 Academy Awards banquet. Ross Alexander, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, and Rosalind Marquis all share a table. Next shown are Jean Hersholt and his wife. The next table sits Una Merkel and Guy Kibbee. Jimmy Dunn and [Patricia Leigh] are next. Frank Capra, D. W. Griffith, Henry B. Walthall, Frank Lloyd, Donald Crisp, and Cecil B. DeMille pose for a picture. Henry Armetta waits for his food, but he doesn't wait patiently. Johnny "Mack" Brown and his wife Connie laugh it up at their table. Jane Wyatt smiles for the camera. Jeanette MacDonald flashes her charming smile to the camera. Henry Wilcoxon borrows his father's cigar to light his cigarette. Academy president Frank Capra and Clark Gable present Mutiny on the Bounty producer Irving Thalberg with the Oscar for best picture. The crowd claps for the winners. Gene Raymond whispers something to his mother. Joel McCrea and wife Frances Dee look happy as clams. May Robson, wearing white lace, looks the most excited out of all the Academy's guests. D. W. Griffith is on stage to present the awards for best actor and actress of the year. Bette Davis wins her first Oscar for her performance in Dangerous. Henry Armetta is still waiting for his meal. Victor McLaglen accepts his award for best performance in the film The Informer. Victor's Informer costar Preston Foster and his wife clap for Victor with glee. Their costar Margot Grahame flashes her smile as she claps for Victor. The crowd continues to clap for the winners, except for Henry Armetta, who never ended up getting his food.