An Informal History of Hollywood From 1926 to 1928 - stock video

In 1926 Clara Bow is "It". Greta Garbo and Mauritz Stiller make the scene. Lew Cody, Joan Crawford (then known as Lucille LeSueur), Kathleen Key, and Sally O'Neil check out a group of bathing beauties. Now to 1927 where Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell arrive to the premiere of 7th Heaven. Billie Dove and Ben Lyon rehearse a scene for The Tender Hour for George Fitzmaurice, though the narrator refers to the picture as The Stolen Bride. Myrna Loy is dressed up and in makeup to appear Asian for a scene with John Miljan from the film A Sailor's Sweetheart. 1928: Wings stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Gary Cooper are dressed to the nines in formal clothes. Early sound equipment and engineers are shown. Young actor Junior Coghlan shows us a hidden microphone used in silent picture recordings.