Hollywood - The Second Step
1936•11m•8.7•Released
Documentary
This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract (the "first step"). However, her work consists mostly of fashion shoots and bit parts that end up on the cutting room floor. She is even used as a stand-in for Maureen O'Sullivan on the set of a Tarzan movie when camera angles and lighting must be set up.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Writer
Mauri Grashin
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Carey Wilson
Narrator
Jane Barnes
Herself
Maureen O'Sullivan
Herself
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Billy Grady (as Ralph Bushman)
Chico Marx
Himself
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