1925 Studio Tour (1925)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 is given to meet the people who make the movies there and see how movies are made. |

Plot Keywords:

Tour | Artist | Electric Generator | Dance Director | Carpenter

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mrs. M.F. Lee	...	Herself - a Story Reader
Carey Wilson	...	Himself - a Writer
Howard Hawks	...	Himself - a Writer
Agnes Christine Johnston	...	Herself - a Writer
Frederic Hatton	...	Himself - a Writer
Fanny Hatton	...	Herself - a Writer
Waldemar Young	...	Himself - a Writer
Jane Murfin	...	Herself - a Writer
Max Marcin	...	Himself - a Writer
Miss Underwood	...	Herself - a Story Copyist
Miss Remington	...	Herself - a Story Copyist
Victor Sjöström	...	Himself - a Director (as Seastrom)
Dimitri Buchowetzki	...	Himself - a Director
Monta Bell	...	Himself - a Director
Rupert Hughes	...	Himself - a Director

Runtime:

32 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Although this film has no titles for cast and crew at the beginning of the film, the intertitles identify many of the MGM employees shown, including 'Joan Crawford' as Lucille LeSueur, "a recent MGM discovery".

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV)

Great for Film Buffs

1925 MGM Studio Tour (1925)

*** (out of 4)

Historically interesting short takes us on a behind the scenes tour of MGM where we see all the sets and everyone who is involved with the studio. When I say everyone I do mean it as we meet directors, writers, actors, editors, dancing girls and so on. The best thing about this short is that we see all sorts of talent together in one shot since all of the directors are shown together, all the actors shown together and so on. Howard Hawks is shown in the writers department but the directors here include Browning, von Sternberg, von Stroheim, Vidor, Wellman and countless others. The actors on hand include Novarro, Nagel, Gilbert, Busch, Shearer, Chaney and Crawford. Thalberg and Mayer are also shown. We also get to see Browning directing part of his film The Mystic. The film runs 30 minutes, which is a tad bit too long but it's still fun for film buffs.