Hollywood 1940s-1950s Hollywood, 1940s: Hollywood Blvd. At night; ext. Grauman's Theatre showing ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD; ext. various movie theatres in California ("Monterey", "Golden Gate", "Whittier").<p>High angle on Hollywood Blvd (day, late 1940s); people walk down Hollywood Boulevardd, U.S. Post office in Hollywood.<p>High angle on people walking in movie studio among sound stages; craftsmen at work, grinding, make up man, sound technicians, scenery and costume designed; editors at work; cutting film; pan over sound stages.<p> Moviemaking montage: Klieg lights moved; camera set up on soundstage to shoot scene (1940s); sound technician, CU film camera; director gets ready to shoot scene; camera on crane moves in for shot; slate shown; Ruth Roman gets ready to shoot scene.<p>Director walks around studio and stopped by various crew members; studio officials meet, story conference, art directors at work; set decorated, stage ready for shooting.<p>Film editor at work.<p> People in audience react to movie (boy cries, man looks around, people applaud).<p>Michael Curtiz directs, Frank Capra, John Ford with John Wayne, William Wyler, Joseph L. Mankiewicz accepts award, Leo McCarey goes over script, Elia Kazan with starlet, John Huston gets award.<p>Director shoots sweeping action scene.

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