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6.2/10   38 votes
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Director:
Herman Hoffman
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Release Date:
July 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Documentary more
Plot:
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938)... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Don Wilson ... Himself

Judy Garland ... Herself
Freddie Bartholomew ... Himself
Una Merkel ... Herself
Fernand Gravey ... Himself

John Barrymore ... Himself
Elaine Barrie ... Herself
Florence Rice ... Herself
Adrian ... Himself

Norma Shearer ... Herself

Tyrone Power ... Himself

Spencer Tracy ... Himself
Fanny Brice ... Herself
Pete Smith ... Himself
Robert Young ... Himself
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Runtime:
9 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Trivia:
Included in Warner Home Video's 2006 DVD release of Marie Antoinette (1938). This release of Marie Antoinette (1938) is also in Warner Home Video's multifilm DVD collection "Motion Picture Masterpieces", released at the same time. more
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Great Stars, 13 May 2009
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Highly entertaining short is part documentary and part promo piece for MGM's big-budgeted MARIE ANTOINETTE. The film starts off showing us how Hollywood puts on a premiere, which includes them cutting the bushes, building grand stands and of course getting the red carpet laid down. We see how all of this goes down in one day and then we see the Hollywood stars show up. Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Una Merkel, John Barrymore, Robert Young, Pete Smith, Jimmy Stewart, Jeanette MacDonald, Helen Hayes, Louis B. Mayer, Hedy Lamarr, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Muni, Charles Boyer, Jack Benny, Claudette Colbert, Simone Simon, Robert Montgomery, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor and Carole Lombard are the stars who show up in this one 9-minute film. As you can see, this is a film buffs dream as we get to see a lot of major stars within one small film. If you're a fan of classic film then this here is a must see just for nostalgia sake.

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