A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

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.

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Cast

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)