Movie Documentary Comedy
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Bud Abbott Walter Abel Katharine Alexander Ray Anthony Desi Arnaz Mischa Auer Lauren Bacall Max Baer Fay Bainter Lucille Ball George Bancroft Rex Bell Constance Bennett Humphrey Bogart Ward Bond Eddie Borden George Brent Joe E. Brown Edgar Buchanan Raymond Burr James Cagney Frank Capra John Carroll Jack Carson Elise Cavanna Sue Carol Charlie Chaplin Russ Columbo Richard Conte Jackie Cooper Lou Costello Cheryl Crawford Joan Crawford Donald Crisp Tony Curtis Bette Davis Doris Day Olivia de Havilland James Dean Cecil B. DeMille Jack Dempsey Gloria Dickson Robert Donat Ruth Donnelly Suzanne Emery Stuart Erwin Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Zedna Farley W.C. Fields George Fisher Errol Flynn Dick Foran Joey Forman Kay Francis John Garfield Judy Garland Paulette Goddard Leo Gorcey Gloria Grahame Jean Harlow Bob Hope Hedda Hopper Cy Howard Leslie Howard Ian Hunter Walter Huston Allen Jenkins George Jessel Victor Jory Brenda Joyce Patsy Kelly Alan Ladd Fiorello LaGuardia Hedy Lamarr Elsa Lanchester Charles Laughton Janet Leigh Vivien Leigh Mervyn LeRoy Liberace Frances Liberace John Litel Carole Lombard Sidney Luft Bela Lugosi Paul Lukas Barton MacLane Edward Mannix Jayne Mansfield Dean Martin Harry Martin Jeanne Martin Chico Marx Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Elsa Maxwell Hattie McDaniel George McFarland Thomas Mitchell Marilyn Monroe Dennis Morgan J. Carrol Naish Kim Novak Pat O’Brien Laurence Olivier Jack Palance Eugene Pallette Louella Parsons Bonnie Poe Dick Powell William Powell Bernard Punsly Mae Questel George Raft Claude Rains Ronald Reagan Debbie Reynolds Addison Richards Edward G. Robinson May Robson Mickey Rooney Jane Russell Ann Rutherford David O. Selznick Norma Shearer Frank Sinatra James Stewart Elizabeth Taylor Shirley Temple Danny Thomas Spencer Tracy Sophie Tucker Lana Turner Walter Wanger Harry M. Warner Jack L. Warner Mae West John Hay Whitney Michael Wilding Warren William Shelley Winters Gig Young Loretta Young
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