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Behind the Scenes in Hollywood

8 episodes · Syndicated · Variety & Music

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A short syndicated program of studio news and star profiles, hosted by RKO publicist Bidwell McCormick with Nathan Hale and Manna Ray Eule.

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Undated

• Creating Breastplates for The Robe Syndicated · 12 min
  How The Robe was made, and why color sets are used for black-and-white films.
• Henry Hull's Difficulty Doing a Death Scene in Objective Burma Syndicated · 11 min
  What happened to Henry Hull filming Objective Burma, and how Janis Paige got her break.
• What Makes a Star Succeed in Hollywood Syndicated · 13 min
  What makes a Hollywood career, how a breeze is made on a sound stage, and profiles of Dick Powell and Claire Trevor.
• Profiles of Hedy Lamarr and Danny Kaye Syndicated · 16 min
  Animation at the Disney studio, and profiles of Hedy Lamarr and Danny Kaye.
• Getting Difficult Shots in Movies Syndicated · 15 min
  How the studios get difficult shots, and a profile of Walt Disney.
• How the Little People Are Responsible for the Success of Motion Pictures Syndicated · 15 min
  Hollywood's "little people": a set designer, a casting director, and an actor with more than 2,500 films.
• Profiles of Cary Grant and Virginia Mayo Syndicated · 14 min
  Keeping movies accurate, Esther Williams, and profiles of Cary Grant and Virginia Mayo.
• The Sound Technician's Role in Making Movies Syndicated · 13 min
  The sound technician's job, Billy Barty as a stand-in, and a profile of Ronald Colman.