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

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:
Duration:

22 minutes

Year:

1924

Director:

H. Bruce Humberstone

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Company:

Universal Pictures

Cast:
Broderick O'Farrell

Norman Kerry

Jean Hersholt

Hayden Stevenson

Harry A. Pollard

Crew:
H. Bruce Humberstone

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Writer

Byron Robinson

Editor

William Fildew

Director of Photography

Carl Laemmle

Producer