A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
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.
Trailer
Actors
William Ray
Narrator (voice)
Arthur Aylesworth
Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Busby Berkeley
Himself (uncredited)
Bobby Connolly
Himself (uncredited)
Hugh Herbert
Himself (uncredited)
Rudy Vallee
Himself (uncredited)
Jean Muir
Herself (uncredited)
Warren William
Himself (uncredited)
Alice White
Herself (uncredited)
Pat O'Brien
Himself (uncredited)
Ann Dvorak
Herself (uncredited)
Jackie Fields
Himself (uncredited)
James Cagney
Himself (uncredited)
Dolores del Río
Herself (uncredited)
Wini Shaw
Herself (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill
Director (uncredited)
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