“HOLLYWOOD: THE CELLULOID CITY” 1940s NEWSREEL LOS ANGELES & HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA XD52094

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Sold to tourists who visited Los Angeles back in the 1940s, this black and white short newsreel style film is titled “Hollywood: The Celluloid City”. It offers a glimpse into the going ons, glitz, and glamor of filmland. At the time this film was put together, the Hollywood film industry was dominated by what is known as The Big Five studios. These were five major film studios that were responsible for the classical Hollywood system. They included Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., Paramount, Fox, and RKO. Opening credits (0:12). View of Hollywood from the Hollywood Hills (0:21). Footage of one of the larger studios (0:33). Aerial views of various sets: castles, farms, towns, cities (0:46). Footage of a street scene in the making (1:28). Rolls Royce Phantom II rolls onto set (1:43). Mitchell 35mm Studio Camera (2:02). Joel McCrea on set (2:12). Western star Guy Kibbee (“42nd Street“) does tricks while smoking a cigarette (2:20). Comedian Bob Burn’s Valley Rancho (2:33). Judy Garland’s estate (2:58). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit