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

Name: The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1924-03-21
Rating: 8

Release Date

March 21, 1924

Runtime

22m

Language

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Writers

HistoryDocumentary

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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.