Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

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1972•51 min•DocumentaryHistory
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Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Narrator (voice)
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer
Self (archive footage)
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
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