This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial "galaxy of stars" arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.
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Hollywood Goes to Town Cast
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Reginald Gardiner
He was 35, 77 years old when he died
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Clark Gable
He was 37, 59 years old when he died
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Charles Boyer
He was 38, 78 years old when he died
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James Stewart
He was 30, 89 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Billy Gilbert
He was 43, 77 years old when he died
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
He was 28, 90 years old when he died
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Judy Garland
She was 16, 47 years old when she died
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Freddie Bartholomew
He was 14, 67 years old when he died
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Tyrone Power
He was 24, 44 years old when he died
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Ed Sullivan
He was 36, 73 years old when he died
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Merle Oberon
She was 27, 68 years old when she died
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Una Merkel
She was 34, 82 years old when she died
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Robert Taylor
He was 26, 57 years old when he died
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Barbara Stanwyck
She was 30, 82 years old when she died
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Hedy Lamarr
She was 23, 85 years old when she died
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Fernand Gravey
He was 32, 64 years old when he died
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Jeanette MacDonald
She was 35, 61 years old when she died
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Spencer Tracy
He was 38, 67 years old when he died
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Florence Rice
She was 31, 67 years old when she died
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Robert Young
He was 31, 91 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Paul Muni
He was 42, 71 years old when he died
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Pat Paterson
She was 28, 68 years old when she died
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Virginia Bruce
She was 27, 71 years old when she died
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J. Walter Ruben
He was 38, 43 years old when he died
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Jack Benny
He was 44, 80 years old when he died
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Norma Shearer
She was 35, 80 years old when she died
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Clarence Brown
He was 48, 97 years old when he died
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John Barrymore
He was 56, 60 years old when he died
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Robert Montgomery
He was 34, 77 years old when he died
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Fanny Brice
She was 46, 59 years old when she died
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Helen Hayes
She was 37, 92 years old when she died
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Claudette Colbert
She was 34, 92 years old when she died
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Don Wilson
He was 37, 81 years old when he died
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Carole Lombard
She was 29, 33 years old when she died
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Frank Whitbeck
He was 55, 81 years old when he died
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Adrian
He was 35, 56 years old when he died
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Simone Simon
She was 28, 94 years old when she died
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Hollywood Goes to Town Crew
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David Snell as Sound Director. He was 40 (69) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Herman Hoffman as Director. He was 29 (79) years old when He died
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Directing |
