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Cast

William Ray

William Ray

Narrator (voice)

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

Busby Berkeley

Busby Berkeley

Himself (uncredited)

Bobby Connolly

Bobby Connolly

Himself (uncredited)

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Himself (uncredited)

Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee

Himself (uncredited)

Jean Muir

Jean Muir

Herself (uncredited)

Warren William

Warren William

Himself (uncredited)

Alice White

Alice White

Herself (uncredited)

Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Himself (uncredited)

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Herself (uncredited)

Jackie Fields

Jackie Fields

Himself (uncredited)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Himself (uncredited)

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Herself (uncredited)

Wini Shaw

Wini Shaw

Herself (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Director (uncredited)

Crew

Ralph Staub

Ralph Staub

Director

Joe Traub

Joe Traub

Dialogue

Doug Gould

Doug Gould

Editor

Edward Ward

Edward Ward

Music

Arthur L. Todd

Arthur L. Todd

Director of Photography

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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

19355.2 / 1010 min
Documentary

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.