Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940 en 11 minutes

Rating: 5.5

Plot

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.

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Cast

Ann Morriss

Ann Morriss

Mary

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Mary's Mother

George Lessey

George Lessey

Mary's Father

May McAvoy

May McAvoy

Saleslady

Adrian

Adrian

Self

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Self

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Self

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Self

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Self

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Self

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self

Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy

Self

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Self

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self

Fay Holden

Fay Holden

Self

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Self

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Self

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Self

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Self

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Self

Fredric March

Fredric March

Self

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Self

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Self

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

Self

Ilona Massey

Ilona Massey

Self

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Self

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Self

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Self

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Self

William Powell

William Powell

Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Self

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Self

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Self

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Self

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Self

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Self

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Self

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Self

Robert Young

Robert Young

Self

Frank Whitbeck

Frank Whitbeck

Narrator

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Self

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

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