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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Documentary

5.2

Release Date

February 2, 1935

Duration

10 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.

Casts

William Ray

Narrator (voice)

William Ray

Arthur Aylesworth

Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

Busby Berkeley

Himself (uncredited)

Busby Berkeley

Bobby Connolly

Himself (uncredited)

Bobby Connolly

Hugh Herbert

Himself (uncredited)

Hugh Herbert

Rudy Vallee

Himself (uncredited)

Rudy Vallee

Jean Muir

Herself (uncredited)

Jean Muir

Warren William

Himself (uncredited)

Warren William

Alice White

Herself (uncredited)

Alice White

Pat O’Brien

Himself (uncredited)

Pat O’Brien

Ann Dvorak

Herself (uncredited)

Ann Dvorak

Jackie Fields

Himself (uncredited)

Jackie Fields

James Cagney

Himself (uncredited)

James Cagney

Dolores del Río

Herself (uncredited)

Dolores del Río

Wini Shaw

Herself (uncredited)

Wini Shaw

Henry O'Neill

Director (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill

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