1925 Studio Tour

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1925 Studio Tour

1925

0h 32m

6.3(17 votes)

Documentary

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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33 members

Writing

Carey Wilson

Self

Directing

Howard Hawks

Self

Directing

Victor Sjöström

Self

Directing

Monta Bell

Self

No Image

Directing

Josef von Sternberg

Self

Acting

Erich von Stroheim

Self

Directing

King Vidor

Self

Directing

Fred Niblo

Self

Directing

Tod Browning

Self

Directing

William A. Wellman

Self

Acting

Ramon Novarro

Self

Acting

Claire Windsor

Self

Acting

John Gilbert

Self

Acting

Eleanor Boardman

Self

Acting

Mae Busch

Self

Acting

Lew Cody

Self

Acting

Aileen Pringle

Self

Acting

Norma Shearer

Self

Acting

Carmel Myers

Self

Acting

Gertrude Olmstead

Self

Acting

Zasu Pitts

Self

Acting

Renée Adorée

Self

Acting

Joan Crawford

Self

Acting

Sally O'Neil

Self

Acting

George K. Arthur

Self

Acting

Kathleen Key

Self

Costume & Make-Up

Erté

Self

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Self

Directing

Edmund Goulding

Self

Production

Louis B. Mayer

Self

No Image

Production

Irving Thalberg

Self

Acting

William Haines

Self (uncredited)

Acting

Myrna Loy

Self (uncredited)

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