A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 · 10m · APPROVED
Documentary
Directed by
Ralph Staub
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.
Director and cast
- Ralph Staub Director
- Arthur Aylesworth as Himself (uncredited)
- Busby Berkeley as Himself (uncredited)
- James Cagney as Himself (uncredited)
- Bobby Connolly as Himself (uncredited)
- Dolores del Río as Herself (uncredited)
- Ann Dvorak as Herself (uncredited)
- Jackie Fields as Himself (uncredited)
- Hugh Herbert as Himself (uncredited)
- Jean Muir as Herself (uncredited)
- Pat O'Brien Cast
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