The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

22m
HistoryDocumentary
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The City of Stars is structured as a "coming attractions" promo within the fictional framework of an Eastern editor (vaudeville actor Broderick O'Farrell) arriving in Los Angeles to meet with Universal's advertising manager. The sceneic resources of the studio are showcased throughout, with a "See America First" wagon visible in one scene, and a scattering of panoramic shots of Universal City and the Universal zoo.

Cast

Broderick O'Farrell
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Norman Kerry
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Jean Hersholt
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Hayden Stevenson
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Harry A. Pollard
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Reginald Denny
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Gertrude Olmstead
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Marian Nixon
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Lola Todd
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Crew

H. Bruce Humberstone
Director, Writer
Byron Robinson
Editor
William Fildew
Director of Photography
Carl Laemmle
Producer

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