A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

10 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 1935

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.

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

10 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 1935

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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Directors Ralph Staub
Writers Joe Traub

Cast

William Ray

as Narrator (voice)

Arthur Aylesworth

as Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

Busby Berkeley

as Himself (uncredited)

Bobby Connolly

as Himself (uncredited)

Hugh Herbert

as Himself (uncredited)

Rudy Vallee

as Himself (uncredited)

Jean Muir

as Herself (uncredited)

Warren William

as Himself (uncredited)

Alice White

as Herself (uncredited)

Pat O’Brien

as Himself (uncredited)

Ann Dvorak

as Herself (uncredited)

Jackie Fields

as Himself (uncredited)

James Cagney

as Himself (uncredited)

Dolores del Río

as Herself (uncredited)

Wini Shaw

as Herself (uncredited)

Henry O'Neill

as Director (uncredited)