The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

10m
Running Time

August 27, 1937
Release Date

The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

10m
Running Time

August 27, 1937
Release Date

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Plot.

Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are presented. They include: the production of celluloid aka film stock, the materials used in the production of which include cotton and silver; construction crews who build sets including those to look like cities, towns and villages around the world; a visit with Jack Dawn who demonstrates the process of creating a makeup design; the screen testing process, where many an acting hopeful gets his/her start; the work of the candid camera man, the prying eyes behind the movie camera; a visit with Adrian, who designs the clothes worn by many of the stars on screen; and a visit with Herbert Stothart as he conducts his musical score for Conquest (1937). These behind the scenes looks provide the opportunity to get acquainted with the cavalcade of MGM stars and their productions that will grace the silver screen in the 1937/38 movie season.

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Release Date
August 27, 1937

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

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Wiki.

The Romance of Celluloid is a 1937 short black and white documentary film, narrated by Frank Whitbeck, which goes behind the scenes to look at the manufacture of film and the making of motion pictures. The film was the first of the studio's Romance of Celluloid series which also included:

Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)

From the Ends of the Earth: Another Romance of Celluloid (1939)

Electrical Power: Another Romance of Celluloid (1939)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

A New Romance of Celluloid: Hollywood; Style Center of the World (1940)

A New Romance of Celluloid: You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)

A New Romance of Celluloid: Personalities (1942)

A New Romance of Celluloid: We Must Have Music (1942)

Twenty Years After: A New Romance of Celluloid (1944)

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