6.0Hollywood: Style Center of the World · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) is a Documentary film directed by Oliver Garver, starring Ann Morriss, Naomi Childers, George Lessey.
Documentary
6.0Overview
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Cast
Ann Morriss, Naomi Childers, George Lessey, May McAvoy, Adrian, Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery
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What is "Hollywood: Style Center of the World" about?
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
When was "Hollywood: Style Center of the World" released?
Hollywood: Style Center of the World was released in 1940.
Who stars in "Hollywood: Style Center of the World"?
The cast includes Ann Morriss, Naomi Childers, George Lessey, May McAvoy.
