The Golden Age of Hollywood. It will never be the same.

This is amazing! Joan and Douglas were just stunning.... what a treasure of a video.

What a wonderful *Time Capsule* of Hollywood's great talents of 1932!

Wonderful!! That's when Hollywood still had a pulse.

That was Gable before he did It Happened One Night in 1934. Two years later the crowds would be flocking him more than Norma.

1:44 Conrad Nagel 1:53 Edward G. Robinson 2:05 Lew Ayres & Lola Lane 2:14 Lionel Barrymore 2:20 Jean Hersholt 2:23 Ben Lyon & Bebe Daniels 2:29 Wheeler & Woolsey 2:47 Wallace Beery 3:18 Louis B. Mayer 4:12 Edmund Goulding (director of Grand Hotel) 4:31 Walter Houston 4:38 Lillyan Tashman 4:59 Edmund Lowe 5:03 Fred Niblo (director) Fay Wray is next to him 5:43 Robert Montgomery 5:52 Lewis Stone 5:56 Anita Page 6:01 Marlene Dietrich and her husband Rudolph Sieber 6:06 Anna Q. Nilsson 6:12 Jean Harlow with her husband Paul Bern 6:25 Chester Morris (Jean Harlows co-star in “Red Headed Woman”) 6:55 Billy Haines 6:59 Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 7:39 Constance Bennett with her husband the Marquis de la Falaise 7:47 Clark Gable with his wife, Rhea Langham arriving with Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg 8:07 Norma Shearer (followed by Clark Gable) 8:49 Clark Gable being introduced

@user-kj1pq6zh3x

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@alexanderv9357

9 ай бұрын

Гарбо, как всегда нет. Очень жаль 😢

Hollywood in it’s heyday. When stars were stars! Amazing time that must of been! Love this movie!

That mid-Atlantic accent is so classy...I wish it was still used....

That’s our darling Joan. Thinking of Renee Adoree. ❤️🤗

"You know, being a fan is hard darling." Iconic.

Fabulous footage. Never seen the Chinese Theatre look so 'Golden Age'. Fantastic thanks for posting this historical document.

If chatter box, Norma Shearer had not talked so much.....we might've gotten a little more of that handsome hunk...Clark Cable!!!

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!! Your comment is the best … and rather true too. ;) Lol

@kelboyce2629

4 жыл бұрын

Well, she did say she wasn't gonna make a speech!

@ahyan6681

3 жыл бұрын

Hey we all love Norma too but she should've let Clark talk to, or maybe they wanted to focus on her cuz Clark wasn't the King yet he was about to

I've seen this many times, it's a real gem of Hollywood in it's heyday, priceless footage.

If that book still exists it would sell for a hefty amount at auction.

@1957MCL

8 жыл бұрын

+theloyalone100 Yes it damn well would!

Can you imagine if Garbo had turned up dressed to the nines looking radiant as ever..The crowd would of gone crazy What a privilege that would of been..Garbo the Star of the Stars.

@allisonyoung4285

Жыл бұрын

Yes but Norma Shearer and Jean Harlow were great too.♥️🏆🤳

@harlandted

Жыл бұрын

Norma. Ya!

Fabulous archive footage

90 years ago, Incredible footage...thanks for the posting!

What a marvelous time this was. When stars were stars!

Jean Harlow...go and see her memorabilia at the Hollywood Museum on North Highland in Hollywood. It is amazing!

@alanaronald244

4 жыл бұрын

So sad to see her with her husband: she deserved better.

@lawoman1067

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanaronald244 Would it make you happy if she showed up with someone else's husband? You shouldn't judge people you don't know.

@alanaronald244

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawoman1067 I have read several books on her life. To leave a woman by suicide is not exactly a happy legacy, is it?

@lawoman1067

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanaronald244 There is information about his death that points to foul play.

Loved every minute of this! Thanks for posting!

Amazing, thank you.

Such big stars. Beautiful clothes too. The furs were wonderful.

I love Joan Crawford. She’s my favorite star. But Greta Garbo simply mystifies me. I read the biography on her by Barry Paris-excellent. For such a world known massive double-A tier star, she really did want to “be alone”

Wow! What an era!

Movie and Reality become one... marvellous !!

Marvelous archive. Thank you so much. Golden years.

Wow, this is a real premiere, just fantastic!

Beautiful Lilyan Tashman 💕⭐️ is my favorite guest!

That was really impressive.

Thanks again for this upload It is fantastic! I am a huge fan of old hollywood. As you all know, that forecourt is now where all the celebs of then and now have there imprints in the cement.

Look how everyone else dressed. Nothing compared nowadays.

@Lourdes2889

3 жыл бұрын

You're right. Actresses wear extravagant dresses... they look nudes.

Great transfer and I'd kill to have that book of autographs!

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

I agree Olly!

@AlisonsArt

Жыл бұрын

It's probably somewhere in Chinese Theatre archives, possibly/probably in Academy archives. The Academy has a large new museum in addition to the original building (on Wilshire?). I like this kind of Red Carpet event.

@oldhatcinema

Жыл бұрын

Oh man, that record book must be priceless!

She says hello to Renee Adoree, who was very sick and died one year later.

Look at Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 'high top fade' haircut....love it!

@elchoya100

6 жыл бұрын

probably for THE SCARLETT DAWN 1932,where he wore a prussian haircut.

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you elchoya for this interesting tidbit of info that probably applies to this and clears up the question.@@elchoya100

NBC broadcast with Don Wilson, who turned the we emcee duties over to Conrad Nagel.. Beautiful film and recording. Off to the left, we got a glimpse of Los Angeles radio announcers Freeman Lang, who hosted many movie premieres on local radio in the 1927 to 1935 era, also.

Wow, the crowds are like something out of Day of the Locust. Mind you, this would be something worth turning up for...all that talent and class. What wretched facsimiles we have today.

@elchoya100

7 жыл бұрын

those were movie stars in those days unlike today who have nothing.they cant hold a candle to the glamorous stars of 1930s.

@44032

Жыл бұрын

What's interesting is that the ones whose names are best known to us today had been 'nobodies' in the business until not long before this. They were the first generation of talkie movies stars and the talkies had just come in in the late 20's. But they were big names now and would be for decades to come.

I dont think people realize how shy joan actually was when it came to big events like these.

@665kk

8 жыл бұрын

+Frances Bogan She was shy...She constantly talks about how it took her ages to overcome her shyness in order to appear on radio shows & tv.

@cskiles318

7 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful lady did not take the spot light from her husband, norma shearer, !!! i thought she would never shut up

@thomasklugh4345

Жыл бұрын

Yup... Extroverts on screen usually are introverts in real life.

Notice the tram [US: streetcar] passing by at 06:50. The tracks are long gone, but the memory lingers on.

Norma! I love her hair, and her entire presence and that little laugh @ 8:43! Too cute... Thank you for posting this it's so HQ!

@arthurgearheard4701

2 жыл бұрын

Being Metro's top actress, I'm surprised that she wasn't cast in this film!

I love this s**t. It's amazing. It's like stepping through the looking glass like Alice did. Crazy, glamorous and decadent.

Amazing !!!

Terrific footage ... thanks for uploading. ツ

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's terrific. And I also love your screenname - very cute and clever! The only problem is that you have Bogie and Bergman from Casablanca as your profile photo (which isn't silent). But haha, no worries, I'm just teasing you about that ;)

Those were the days,,,

Wonder if they have that autograph booking archives somewhere....

The narrator sounds like Ken Carpenter, who was a famous radio announcer of the time, probably most closely associated with Bing Crosby's days on the Kraft Music Hall. Not sure it's him, but it must be. In the 1930's, it seems like Conrad Nagel was always a big shot at these things, but who remembers him nowadays?

Interesting comment. Do you happen to know the whereabouts of the autograph book pictures here? I would love to know. Thanks

WOW I was blinded, the amazing thing about this era is that everyone even the common man or the waitress or a busboy felt a bit of stardust sprinkle them and acted it

When you watch this you will notice why joan crawford was the best no actress comes close today and you can see why in this video

I wonder what happened to the "Guest Book" with all those signatures

How clever for the WB publicity think tank to replicate the hotel registry book and desk for the stars to sign in at the premiere! So much more interesting than the jaded 'red carpet' we have today!

@44032

9 жыл бұрын

Narvelan Coleman Pretty clever of MGM too!

@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164

7 жыл бұрын

There were people with imagination then, everything had to be BIG, unique and exciting, even if it was goat turds, it was colossal and spectacular! Now everything is lame, unimaginative (with exceptions) and rehashed pablum.

@MeMeDaVinci

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, where is that book today?

@eblackadder3

8 ай бұрын

MGM, not Warner Bros.

Love those hair styles

Reminds me of 'Day of the Locust' - 1975

That was Paul Bern.

Joanie

Was the Grand Hotel's premiere in April 1932? Jean Harlow was dark-haired because she was filming Red-Headed Woman, which would be released on June 25th. Paul Bern would die on september 5 of that same year.

@Greymalkin-

5 жыл бұрын

It was indeed on the 12th of April 1932. The premiere was a source for gossip about Harlow's casting in Red-Headed Woman (her involvement wasn't publicly released at that point) 'since Motion Picture magazine reported seeing Jean Harlow at the premiere of the film Grand Hotel sporting red, "titian hair", suggesting she was involved in the production.'

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Laura for this interesting piece of info! I love classic cinema and enjoy learning little facts like this.@@Greymalkin-

@susanbrogan2517

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I've never heard Norma Shearer talk.

Joan Crawford Greta Garbo and Barrymore Bros

That was great. At least the stars acted like ordinary ppl.

I know that book is NOT at the Hollywood Museum! I was there during the 50th MM memorial and went there twice. Covered all of it up and down. lol I would love to have it also!! Check ebay for items also. You never know.

There is a beginning, a middle and an end to everything.

I wonder where that registry ended up.

Omg Joan was so nervous, she always had that inner insecurity

Gable is at the beginning of the top, not even introduced, except for his Red Dust co star, Donald Crisp giving him a few words.

7.03 To Joan Crawford, "You have a nice sun burn" Sun BURN!! Perhaps the word TAN had yet to be used.

Magical times !!!

They dressed SO classy back then,not like today's lot!

At 5:03 Fay Wray, looking exquisite in a white frock and gloves, appears in the background accompanied by her husband, John Monk Saunders.

Douglas Fairbanks jr was right, Joan steals this picture, though everyone in it was wonderful.

17:30,did joan Crawford say the name of the actress renee adoree, who would die in 1933?

@joeymac2

8 жыл бұрын

+elchoya100 yes she did. it caused me to google Renee Adoree. Sad story

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you guys for some neat and interesting backdrop info into this epic premier and our beloved classic cinema in general.@@joeymac2

8:15 Clark Gable

Is Lilian Bond at 5:55?

If it's not Paul Bern, it's probably Harold Rosson. But you're right -- it looks a lot like Paul Bern.

At the near end of this video Norma Shearer would not shut up and dared to "upstage" Clark Gable the then king of Hollywood lol.

To bad about Jean Hariow. She might have lived longer on dialysis but it wasn't available at the time.

That looks like Paul Bern with jean Harlow but he killed himself on 9/5/32 and per the IMDB and Wikipedia, Grand Hotel was "released" 9/11/32. Edward G. Robinson was a Warner s star and this was an GM film. Rene Adoree, John Gilbert's co-star in "The Big Parade" (1925), was dying of TB and would pass on the next year. Lilyan Tashman (from Brooklyn), died of cancer in 1934. Anita Page died at age 98 in 2008 and was still active in films.

@jamesknezetic

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the interesting info Steven, I love learning facts like this.

@moldyoldie7888

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Bern committed suicide? Read Samuel Marx's book "Deadly Illusions: Jean Harlow and the Murder of Paul Bern" He was killed by his common law wife.

@44032

4 жыл бұрын

@@moldyoldie7888 That's listed as an 'alternative theory' on Wikipedia. It certainly sounds plausible. My point was that Bern's appearance at a premiere both IMDB and Wikipedia say took place 6 days after his death is curious to say the least. I note that Wikipedia has changed it's date to April 12th. The IMDB has not but if you click on their date they give both April 12th and September 11th as release dates. I suspect what we see here is the Hollywood premiere on 4/12 and the 9/11 date was a general release date, although why they would be 6 months apart, i don't know.

@rasmus1ist

3 жыл бұрын

This premier was 12 april 1932, 3 weeks before Paul Bern died in may!

@44032

3 жыл бұрын

@@rasmus1ist Hit "View 4 replies' and then hit "Read More" on my second one.

A Hollywood même certains acteurs ne tournaient pas alors ils venaient pour des soirées mondaines après la projection du cinéma continuaient à fairent du cinéma par leurs vanités. Les grands acteurs évitait ce genre de soirée.

Where's Garbo??????

people dressed to the nines i love high fashion

Lilyan Tashman died just two years later of cancer.

don't F w/ me fellas.

louis b. mayer.what a monster i heard he was.

Where is G Garbo…

@alexanderv9357

9 ай бұрын

Жаль, но она не посещала мероприятия.

Where is "Garbo"?????????????

@eblackadder3

8 ай бұрын

Garbo never attended premieres of her films.

@familypondman

8 ай бұрын

@@eblackadder3 Not always, saw her with Norma Shearer once!

@eblackadder3

8 ай бұрын

@@familypondman Saw her with Norma Shearer, where?

je cherche des documents rares sur laurel et hardy et Buster keaton j en ai beaucoups mais je suis toujours à la recherche de documents sur les maîtres de la comédie burlesques

creepy and weird . Reminds me of the opening for Judy Garland's A Star is Born.

These great stars never once spoke about their politics!

too much footage on the unfunny wheeler and woolsey,not enough on gable.

Look at all them white folk

@Themanwhocameback2

3 жыл бұрын

RACIST CHICK.

@2getha5eva

2 жыл бұрын

Well, yes, the United States is a mostly white country (as a whole, some areas are differently populated).

Ugh. What have we got now, really?