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

1924•22m•7.0/10
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.

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Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Broderick O'Farrell

Broderick O'Farrell

Norman Kerry

Norman Kerry

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Hayden Stevenson

Hayden Stevenson

Harry A. Pollard

Harry A. Pollard

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Gertrude Olmstead

Gertrude Olmstead

Marian Nixon

Marian Nixon

Lola Todd

Lola Todd

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