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Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Directed by Herman Hoffman
Overview
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an “important” movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial “galaxy of stars” arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.
Length 9 minutes
Actors
James Stewart | Carole Lombard | Jack Benny | Billy Gilbert | Adrian | Judy Garland | Tyrone Power | Spencer Tracy | Paul Muni | Una Merkel | Reginald Gardiner | Robert Young | Barbara Stanwyck | Robert Montgomery | Charles Boyer | John Barrymore | Claudette Colbert | Merle Oberon | Fernand Gravey | Don Wilson | Helen Hayes | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Freddie Bartholomew | Robert Taylor | Clarence Brown | Norma Shearer | Hedy Lamarr | Virginia Bruce | J. Walter Ruben | Jeanette MacDonald | Simone Simon | Pat Paterson | Florence Rice | Fanny Brice | Mary Livingstone | Ed Sullivan | Frank Whitbeck | Elsa Maxwell | Elaine Barrie