Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940): Cast
Hollywood: Style Center of the World is a 1940 documentary directed by Oliver Garver, starring Joan Crawford, Adrian and Mickey Rooney. It runs 11 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Director
- Oliver Garver
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Hollywood: Style Center of the World About?
The premise of Hollywood: Style Center of the World without spoilers.
The short illustrates how cinema drives fashion demand. It opens with a rural mother and daughter shopping for a dress, their eyes caught by a Joan Crawford gown displayed in a shop window. The scene shifts to Hollywood, where MGM’s chief costume designer Adrian shows how a single pattern is replicated for mass production. The film concludes with brief clips from several MGM productions, showing the newly popular styles on screen.
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Themes & Keywords
· 23 tags- year 1940
- 1940s
- 20th century
- hollywood california
- promotional short
- narration
- fashion designer
- fashion
- rural setting
- fireworks
- marquee
- actor
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- actress
- artist
- farmer
- small town
- barn
- father daughter relationship
- filmmaking
- mother daughter relationship
- farm
- romance of celluloid
- title spoken by character
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Cast & Characters
Joan Crawford leads the cast, with Adrian and Mickey Rooney. Directed by Oliver Garver; 46 actors are credited in all.
- Director Oliver Garver
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Joan Crawford as themselves - Adrian as themselves
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Mickey Rooney as themselves -
James Stewart as themselves
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- Lewis Stone Themselves
- Laurence Olivier Themselves
- Spencer Tracy Themselves
- William Powell Themselves
- Fredric March Themselves
- Wallace Beery Themselves
- Judy Garland Themselves
- Frank Morgan Themselves
- Bruce Cabot Themselves
- Maureen O'Sullivan Themselves
- Groucho Marx Themselves
- Greer Garson Themselves
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- Harpo Marx Themselves
- Vivien Leigh Themselves
- Chico Marx Themselves
- Lionel Barrymore Themselves
- Claudette Colbert Themselves
- Lew Ayres Themselves
- Rosalind Russell Themselves
- Marsha Hunt Themselves
- Ann Sothern Themselves
- Norma Shearer Themselves
- Ann Rutherford Themselves
- Greta Garbo Themselves
- Johnny Weissmüller Themselves
- Fay Holden Themselves
- Hedy Lamarr Themselves
- George Lessey Mary's Father
- Jeanette MacDonald Themselves
- Cecilia Parker Themselves
- Nelson Eddy Themselves
- May McAvoy Saleslady
- Frank Whitbeck Narrator
- Naomi Childers Mary's Mother
- Eleanor Powell Themselves
- Ann Morriss Mary
- Ilona Massey Themselves
- Margaret Sullivan Themselves
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Round About Hollywood 1931 -
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Hollywood: Style Center of the World, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Hollywood: Style Center of the World?
Hollywood: Style Center of the World runs 11 minutes.
When was Hollywood: Style Center of the World released?
Hollywood: Style Center of the World was released on May 29, 1940.
Who directed Hollywood: Style Center of the World?
Hollywood: Style Center of the World was directed by Oliver Garver.
Who is in the cast of Hollywood: Style Center of the World?
Hollywood: Style Center of the World stars Joan Crawford, Adrian and Mickey Rooney, among 46 credited actors.
Does Hollywood: Style Center of the World have a post-credit scene?
No. Hollywood: Style Center of the World has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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