The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (1924)
Overview
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
Norman Kerry
Jean Hersholt
Hayden Stevenson
Harry A. Pollard
Reginald Denny
Gertrude Olmstead
Marian Nixon
Lola Todd
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