Movie

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

★ 5.9/10 · 7 votes 1935 0h 10m Released

Documentary

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.

Cast

W William Ray Narrator (voice) Arthur Aylesworth Himself, the Man in Castin Busby Berkeley Himself (uncredited) B Bobby Connolly Himself (uncredited) Hugh Herbert Himself (uncredited) Rudy Vallee Himself (uncredited)