A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)
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.
- Released
- 1935-02-02
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ralph Staub
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- William Ray as Narrator (voice)
- Arthur Aylesworth as Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
- Busby Berkeley as Himself (uncredited)
- Bobby Connolly as Himself (uncredited)
- Hugh Herbert as Himself (uncredited)
- Rudy Vallee as Himself (uncredited)
- Jean Muir as Herself (uncredited)
- Warren William as Himself (uncredited)
- Alice White as Herself (uncredited)
- Pat O'Brien as Himself (uncredited)
- Ann Dvorak as Herself (uncredited)
- Jackie Fields as Himself (uncredited)
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