The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (1924)

  • NR
  • 03/21/1924 (US)
  • 22m

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.

H. Bruce Humberstone

Director, Writer

Cast

Broderick O'Farrell's headshot

Broderick O'Farrell

Norman Kerry's headshot

Norman Kerry

Jean Hersholt's headshot

Jean Hersholt

Hayden Stevenson's headshot

Hayden Stevenson

Harry A. Pollard's headshot

Harry A. Pollard

Reginald Denny's headshot

Reginald Denny

Gertrude Olmstead's headshot

Gertrude Olmstead

Marian Nixon's headshot

Marian Nixon

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