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
Recommendations
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
The Class of ‘92
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
Naqoyqatsi
Los Angeles Plays Itself
One Direction: This Is Us
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Public Speaking
David Byrne's American Utopia
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Marvel's Behind the Mask
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Red Army
I Am Heath Ledger
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Sidney
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Fuck