Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

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.

Documentary History

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

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Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
as Narrator (voice)
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
as Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett
as Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
as Self (archive footage)
Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
as Self (archive footage)
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
as Self (archive footage)
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett
as Self (archive footage)
Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton
as Self (archive footage)
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
as Self (archive footage)
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
as Self (archive footage)
Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead
as Self (archive footage)
Mae Murray
Mae Murray
as Self (archive footage)
Anita Page
Anita Page
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
as Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
as Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)
John Barrymore
John Barrymore
as Self (archive footage)
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
as Self (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
as Self (archive footage)
Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
as Self (archive footage)
Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archive footage)
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Donat
Robert Donat
as Self (archive footage)
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
as Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
as Self (archive footage)
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
as Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
as Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
as Self (archive footage)
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
as Self (archive footage)
Howard Keel
Howard Keel
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
as Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
as Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Loughton
Phyllis Loughton
as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
as Self (archive footage)
Chico Marx
Chico Marx
as Self (archive footage)
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
as Self (archive footage)
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
as Self (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
as Self (archive footage)
Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
as Self (archive footage)
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
as Self (archive footage)
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
as Self (archive footage)
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
as Self (archive footage)
Ramon Novarro
Ramon Novarro
as Self (archive footage)
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
as Self (archive footage)
Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo
as Self (archive footage)
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
as Self (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
as Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
as Self (archive footage)
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
as Self (archive footage)
Russell Saunders
Russell Saunders
as Self (archive footage)
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart
James Stewart
as Self (archive footage)
Don Taylor
Don Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
as Self (archive footage)
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
as Self (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
as Self (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
Lester Vail
Lester Vail
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Weissmüller
Johnny Weissmüller
as Self (archive footage)
Esther Williams
Esther Williams
as Self (archive footage)
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