Hollywood Goes to Town
- 1938-07-07
- Ed Sullivan, Tyrone Power, Robert Young, Helen Hayes, Billy Gilbert, Hedy Lamarr, Reginald Gardiner, Charles Boyer, Fanny Brice, Merle Oberon, Freddie Bartholomew, Jeanette MacDonald, Paul Muni, Judy Garland, Robert Montgomery, Mary Livingstone, Elaine Barrie, Jack Benny, Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Florence Rice, James Stewart, John Barrymore, Simone Simon, Una Merkel, Virginia Bruce, Fernand Gravey, Don Wilson, Claudette Colbert, Barbara Stanwyck, Frank Whitbeck, Spencer Tracy, Carole Lombard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elsa Maxwell, Pat Paterson
- J. Walter Ruben, Clarence Brown
- 9 min. 9 min.
- 7.0/10
- 3
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.