Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940
11min

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Storyline

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
    Released
    5/29/1940
    Runtime
    11min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Ann Morriss
Ann Morriss
Mary
Naomi Childers
Naomi Childers
Mary's Mother
George Lessey
George Lessey
Mary's Father
May McAvoy
May McAvoy
Saleslady
Adrian
Adrian
Self
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
Self
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Self
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Self
Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot
Self
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Self
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Self
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
Self
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Self
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Self
Fay Holden
Fay Holden
Self
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
Self
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Self
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Self
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Self
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald
Self
Fredric March
Fredric March
Self
Chico Marx
Chico Marx
Self
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Self
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
Self
Ilona Massey
Ilona Massey
Self
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Self
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Self
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Self
Cecilia Parker
Cecilia Parker
Self
Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Powell
Self
William Powell
William Powell
Self
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Self
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Self
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford
Self
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Self
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Self
James Stewart
James Stewart
Self
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Self
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Self
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Self
Johnny Weissmüller
Johnny Weissmüller
Self
Robert Young
Robert Young
Self
Frank Whitbeck
Narrator
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Self
Margaret Sullivan
Margaret Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
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