1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

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1925
0h 32m
6.3(18 votes)
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Overview

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

33 members
Writing

Carey Wilson

Self

Carey Wilson
Directing

Howard Hawks

Self

Howard Hawks
Directing

Victor Sjöström

Self

Victor Sjöström
Directing

Monta Bell

Self

No Image
Directing

Josef von Sternberg

Self

Josef von Sternberg
Acting

Erich von Stroheim

Self

Erich von Stroheim
Directing

King Vidor

Self

King Vidor
Directing

Fred Niblo

Self

Fred Niblo
Directing

Tod Browning

Self

Tod Browning
Directing

William A. Wellman

Self

William A. Wellman
Acting

Ramon Novarro

Self

Ramon Novarro
Acting

Claire Windsor

Self

Claire Windsor
Acting

John Gilbert

Self

John Gilbert
Acting

Eleanor Boardman

Self

Eleanor Boardman
Acting

Mae Busch

Self

Mae Busch
Acting

Lew Cody

Self

Lew Cody
Acting

Aileen Pringle

Self

Aileen Pringle
Acting

Norma Shearer

Self

Norma Shearer
Acting

Carmel Myers

Self

Carmel Myers
Acting

Gertrude Olmstead

Self

Gertrude Olmstead
Acting

Zasu Pitts

Self

Zasu Pitts
Acting

Renée Adorée

Self

Renée Adorée
Acting

Joan Crawford

Self

Joan Crawford
Acting

Sally O'Neil

Self

Sally O'Neil
Acting

George K. Arthur

Self

George K. Arthur
Acting

Kathleen Key

Self

Kathleen Key
Costume & Make-Up

Erté

Self

Erté
Art

Cedric Gibbons

Self

Cedric Gibbons
Directing

Edmund Goulding

Self

Edmund Goulding
Production

Louis B. Mayer

Self

No Image
Production

Irving Thalberg

Self

Irving Thalberg
Acting

William Haines

Self (uncredited)

William Haines
Acting

Myrna Loy

Self (uncredited)

Myrna Loy

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