1925HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKING
MGM STUDIO TOUR
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VARIOUS AERIALS & ANGLES MGM STUDIOS & SURROUNDING AREAS OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
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GRAND ENTRANCE TO STUDIO. HUGE COLUMNS FLANK ENTRANCE
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MGM STUDIO RECEPTION CLERKS CIRCA 1925
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TELEGRAPH OPERATOR IN OFFICE OF MGM STUDIOS
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FACADE OF BUILDING. 1920s CARS DRIVING DOWN BOULEVARD. POV DRIVING PAST STUDIO. HUGE COLUMNS LENGTH OF BUILDING.
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POV DRIVING INTO GATED ENTRANCE & THROUGH STUDIO PAST SOUNDSTAGES
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STAGE# 14 BEING BUILT
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MRS. M.F. LEE & STAFF, SCRIPT READERS EMPLOYEES OF MGM
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SCRIPT WRITERS AT MGM STUDIOS
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CAREY WILSON
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HOWARD HAWKS
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AGNES CHRISTINE JOHNSTON
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FREDERIC HATTON & FANNY HATTON
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WALDEMAR YOUNG
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JANE MURFIN
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MAX MARCIN
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SCENARIO WRITERS
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EMPLOYEES IN RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF MGM STUDIOS, MISS UNDERWOOD & MISS REMINGTON
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RESEARCH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
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CU SIGN TELLING WHERE COMPANIES ARE WORKING WITH DIRECTOR & STAGE NUMBER
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DIRECTORS WORKING FOR MGM
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PAN DIRECTORS INCLUDING: VICTOR SEASTROM, DIMITRI BUCHOWETSKI, BELL, RUPERT HUGHES, JOSEF VON STERNBERG, ERICH VON STROHEIM, HENLEY, KING VIDOR, FRED NIBLO, BARKER, RABOCH, CHRISTY CABANNE, BENTLEY, TOD BROWNING, MARCEL DE SANO, WILLIAM WELLMAN
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MGM MOVIE STARS OF THE 1920s.
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PAN MGM STARS INCLUDING: RAMON NOVARRO, MAE MURRAY, CLAIRE WINDSOR, CONRAD NAGEL, JOHN GILBERT, ELEANOR BOARDMAN, MAC BUSCH, LON CHANEY, COLETTE DUVAL, LUCILLE LE SUEUR, FRANK CURRIER, GEORGE K. ARTHUR, LEW CODY, AILEEN PRINGLE, NORMA SHEARER, CARMEL MEYERS, GERTRUDE OLMSTED, ZASU PITTS, HOWARD CONELLY, RENEE ADOREE, MADELINE STARKE, BERT ROACH, ESTELLE CLARK, HELENA D'ALGY, SALLY O'NEAL, MATTHEW BETZ, ROY D'ARCY
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PAULETTE DUVAL & KATHLEEN KEY MEET ON LOT. KISS ON LIPS, CHUMMY.
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LEW CODY LOOKING FOR MATCH IN POCKETS. PUTS IT AWAY
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CARMEL MEYERS MODELING CLOTHES ENSEMBLE, LIFTS HEAD &
WINKS |
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ZASU PITTS & JOHN JACK GILBERT
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NORMA SHEARER HIDDEN BEHIND HUGE PILE OF FAN MAIL.
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CLAIRE WINDSOR & GERMAN SHEPHERD
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CASTING OFFICE
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STAR WANNABES CROWD AROUND CASTING OFFICE WINDOW
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ROBERT MCINTYRE, CASTING DIRECTOR
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PAN DRESSING ROOM BUILDINGS
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"UPPER DECK" WHERE WOMEN DRESS. "MATRON" SIGN OVER DOOR
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PAN MOVIE EXTRAS WAITING AT ENTRANCE GATE FOR WORK.
SOME ALREADY IN COSTUME. |
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MOTOR BUSES PICKING UP THE COMPANIES & TAKING THEM TO WORK
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HIGH POWERED TRUCKS READY TO TAKE EQUIPMENT ON LOCATION
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WARDROBE MISTRESS, MRS. E.F. CHAFFIN
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MGM STUDIOS WARDROBE STAFF
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WARDROBE WORKSHOP. WORKERS MAKING COSTUMES, FITTING ACTRESSES.
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ROMAINE DE TIRTOFF ERTE, FAMOUS PARISIAN DESIGNER, FITTING STARLET LUCILLE LE SUEUR IN COSTUME.
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ERTE & LE SUEUR (JOAN CRAWFORD)
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MEN'S WARDROBE DEPARTMENT
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GROUP SHOT CAMERAMEN WAVING AT VIEWER ON MGM STUDIOS LAWN
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PAN MGM CAMERAMEN TURNING CRANKS ON CAMERAS ON TRIPODS. MGM CAMERAMEN FILMING.
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PAN CAMERAMEN WITH STILL CAMERAS ON TRIPODS.
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J.J. COHN, PRODUCTION MANAGER
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MGM PRODUCTION STAFF
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CEDRIC GIBBONS, ART DIRECTOR
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MGM STUDIOS ART DEPARTMENT STAFF
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DRAFTSMEN DRAWING PLANS IN DRAFTING ROOM OF MGM
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OLD WORLD STREETS & ARCHITECTURE RE-CREATED ON MGM STUDIO GROUNDS. MONTAGE SETS FOR FILMS. POV WALKING THROUGH SETS
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C.F. WILHELM, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, MGM STUDIOS, 1925
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INTERIOR CARPENTRY SHOP MGM STUDIOS. CARPENTERS BUILDING SETS, PROPS. SAWING, HAMMERING, SANDING
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CARPENTERS WITH TOOLS GOING OFF TO BUILD SET
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INTERIOR BIG STAGE, CARPENTERS BUILDING SET FOR FILM
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FINISHED SET, DRESS REHEARSAL. WOMAN DANCING AROUND WITH HUGE BUTTERFLY WINGS ON HER BACK. ORCHESTRA &
LEADER. |
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PLASTER SHOP
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CARL BOLZIC, HEAD PLASTERER
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SET PAINTERS WALKING TO SET
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E.T. TATE, HEAD PAINTER & DECORATOR
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INTERIOR ART STUDIO. PAINTERS PAINTING CANVASES.
ARTISTS OF MGM STUDIO |
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CU FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE, ARTIST. PAINTING WITH PAINT BRUSH, PALETTE.
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EXTERIOR PROPERTY BUILDING
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INTERIOR PROPERTY BUILDING STUFFED WITH MODERN &
ANTIQUE FURNISHINGS: DRESSING SETS, FURNITURE, COUCHES, DESKS |
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LOOKS LIKE FURNITURE STORE WITH ROWS & ROWS OF TABLES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
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INTERIOR CAMERA REPAIR SHOP. FIXING CAMERAS.
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LOUIS KOLB, ELECTRICIAN
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MGM STUDIO ELECTRICIANS GOING OFF TO WORK
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ELECTRICIAN IN MGM STUDIOS "POWER HOUSE". MASSIVE GENERATORS. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
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ELECTRICIAN WALKING AROUND ROOM FULL OF MOVEABLE GENERATORS
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TRUCKS USED TO MOVE EQUIPMENT, GENERATORS
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GENERATOR ON LOCATION LIGHTING UP SET. ACTORS SITTING IN BARROOM SET BEING FILMED
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DIRECTOR TOD BROWNING & ASSISTANTS ON SET. FILMING NIGHT SCENES FOR "THE MYSTIC"
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EDMUND GOULDING DIRECTING SCENE WITH CONRAD NAGEL &
LUCILLE LA VERNE FROM "SUN UP" |
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PORTABLE CAMERA USED TO FILM SCENE. PULLING CAMERA AROUND MOVIE SET
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FINISHED SCENE OF FILM. POV WATCHING ROOM FULL OF WOMEN APPLYING MAKE UP AT VANITY TABLE MIRRORS
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MEMBERS OF MGM STUDIOS ORCHESTRA PLAYING OUTDOORS.
PAN MUSICIANS |
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MGM DANCING SCHOOL. CHOREOGRAPHER ARRANGING DANCE MOVEMENTS.
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FANCHON, DANSEUSE. BALLET DANCER
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CHORUS LINE DANCERS REHEARSING FOR FILM.
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MGM STUDIOS FIREPROOF VAULTS. STORAGE LABORATORY.
DEVELOPING & PRINTING FILM. |
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WORKER GOES TO WALL OF BOXES STORING FILM. PULLS OUT ROLL OF FILM, LOOKS AT FILM
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JOHN NICKOLAUS, HEAD OF LABORATORY
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FILM DEVELOPERS & PRINTERS
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"CUTTERS", FILM EDITORS FOR MGM STUDIO
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MGM FILM PROJECTOR OPERATORS
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INTERIOR MGM STUDIOS RELEASE ROOM. WORKERS ASSEMBLING PRINTS FOR SHIPMENT. SUPERVISOR WALKING AROUND CHECKING WORKERS
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PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT OF MGM STUDIOS STANDING ON OUTSIDE STAIRCASE
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STUDIO EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. EMMA PETERSON, HEAD NURSE
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MGM STUDIO BARBER SHOP CREW
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MGM STUDIO RESTAURANT. ACTORS & ACTRESSES EATING
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MADAME GLYN & DIRECTOR JACK CONWAY DISCUSSING BUSINESS OVER LUNCH
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CU ELEANOR BOARDMAN BLOWING KISSES
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CONRAD NAGEL ENJOYING RUPERT HUGHES' AFTER DINNER STORIES
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MGM RESTAURANT BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY
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MGM PAYROLL DEPARTMENT
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LOUIS B. MAYER, VICE PRESIDENT OF MGM STUDIOS
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IRVING G. THALBERG, ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE
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HARRY RAPF, ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE
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INTERIOR SHIPPING DEPARTMENT. WORKER PUTTING CANS OF FILM INTO WOODEN BOX. NAILS BOX SHUT. CU ADDRESS ON BOX
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TRANSPORTER PUTS BOXES ON BACK OF TRUCK. DRIVES OFF TO DELIVER FILM, OUT MGM GATES
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