Footage of Hollywood stars of the 1930s [silent]

Silent footage of Hollywood stars arriving at what appears to be a movie premiere in 1929 or 1930.
Footage includes: Dorothy Sebastian, Karl Dane, H.B. Warner, Nils Asther, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, Erich Von Stroheim, James Kirkwood, Betty Compson, James Cruze, Jack Holt, George O’Brien, Olive Borden, Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Lois Moran, Buster Collier (William Collier, Jr.), Joseph Schildkraut, Maurice Chevalier, Nancy Carroll, Edmund Lowe & Lilyan Tashman, Joan Bennett, Norma Shearer again with Irving Thalberg, Harold Lloyd, Bessie Love, Ivan Lebedeff, Jack Oakie, Georgie Stone, Buster Collier again, Hoot Gibson, Gary Cooper, Bessie Love again, Warner Baxter, Lila Lee, Buron Fitts (L.A. County District Attorney elected in November 1928), Helene Chadwick, George O'Brien and Olive Borden again, Mary Brian, Ivan Lebedeff again, Lilyan Tashman and Edmund Lowe again, John Boles, Bebe Daniels again, Ben Lyon again, Hoot Gibson with Sally Eilers, Billie Dove, Betty Compson again (Roscoe Arbuckle appears briefly behind Betty Compson, then cutaway), Joe E. Brown, Ruby Keeler and Al Jolson, William Bakewell, Mary Brian with unidentified escort, Regis Toomey, Norma Shearer again, and Clara Bow.

[@daniela889]

Some I know: Nils Asther 1:03, Robert Montgomery 1:30, Norma Shearer 2:04, John Gilbert 2:17, Erich von Stroheim 3:12, Janet Gaynor 4:32, Charles Farrell 4:39, Maurice Chevalier 5:36, Norma S. and Irving Thalberg 6:30, Gary Cooper briefly on background 7:36, George O´Brien 8:55, John Boles 9:42, Joe E. Brown 11:22, Al Jolson 11:41

[@tomc8115]

The ladies look so elegant, the men so dapper

[@guilfordcigarman]

Please create a new version with their names superimposed at the bottom! I'll subscribe and await!

[@benzo4029]

Look at all those early talkie stars! My guess is this is an edited film reel of Hollywood premieres from 1929 & early 1930, perhaps one being the Sept. 12, 1929 premiere of "The Great Gabbo" starring Betty Compson and Eric von Stroheim. I see 00:11 The Brox Sisters from "Hollywood Revue" 00:19 Freeman Lang, announcer 00:23 Karl Dane from "Navy Blues" 00:50 H B Warner 01:03 Niles Astor 01:23 Sally Starr with 01:30 Robert Montgomery, both from "So this Is College" 01:35 Anita Page, from "Broadway Melody" 01:55 Joan Bennett 02:03 Norma Shearer from "Their Own Desire" 02:15 John Gilbert (did skit with Norma in Hollywood Revue) 2:25 Bebe Daniels from "Rio Rita" & husband Ben Lyon from "Hells Angels" 2:33 Nancy Welford, actress from "Golddiggers Of Broadway". 03:08 ventriloquist , the Great Waldo,(sic) spoofs "Gabbo" 03:12 Eric Von Stroheim from "The Great Gabbo" 03:16 Dorothy Sebastian from "Our Blushing Brides" 03:23 James Kirkwood, actor/husband of actress, Lila Lee (soon to divorce in '31) 03:33 Betty Compson from "The Great Gabbo'' 04:00 James Cruze, producer of "The Great Gabbo" at mic 04:23 Olive Borden from "Half Marriage", with escort George O'Brien 04:31 Janet Gaynor and 04:40 Charles Farrell from "Sunny Side Up'' 04:48 Louis Moran 05:22 Jack Holt 05:27 Joseph Schildkraut 05:35 Maurice Chevalier from "Innocents of Paris" 05:53 Nancy Carroll from "Sweetie" 06:05 Lylian Tashman & Edmond Lowe from "The Cockeyed World" 06:16 Joan Bennett from "Maybe This Is Love" (with suitor 06:20 Walter Wanger) 06:24 Norma Shearer, and with husband at 06:31 Irving Thalberg, MGM producer, & Norma 06:41 Harold Lloyd from "Welcome Danger" 06:46 Bessie Love from "Broadway Melody" 7:00 Ivan Lebedeff, from " Street Girl" 07:12 Jack Oakie from "Sweetie" 07:20 Georgie Stone hogs mic from Oakie 07:25 Buster Collier 07:30 Hoot Gibson 07:36 Gary Cooper (walking behind others) 07:39 Bessie Love 07:48 Warner Baxter from "In Old Arizona" 08:01 Lila Lee, from "Honky Tonk" 08:18 Burton Fitts, DA 08:26 Helene Chadwick 08:40 Olive Borden & 08:55 George O'Brien from "Noahs Ark" 09:00 Mary Brian from "The Marriage Playground" 09:08 Ivan Lebedeff from "Street Girl" 09:17 Jean Harlow (flash at left) 09:21 Lilyan Tashman gets speech from her purse & Edmund Lowe, (behind) 09:42 John Boles from "Rio Rita" 09:54 Bebe Daniels from "Rio Rita" and husband 10:07 Ben Lyon from "Hells Angels", then wife Bebe Daniels 10:20 Sally Eilers from "Broadway Babies" & husband Hoot Gibson 10:47 Bebe Daniels 10:50 Betty Compson from "Street Girl" 10:57 Fatty Arbuckle at left 11:19 Barbara Kent from "Welcome Danger" @ mic 11:22 Joe E Brown from "Painted Faces" 11:40 Ruby Keeler from Ziegfeld's "Show Girl" with her husband Al Jolson from "The Singing Fool' 11:52 William Bakewell 12:04 Ruth Chatterton from "Madame X" 12:16 Charles Sellon? and Mary Brian 12:19 Regis Toomey from "Alibi" 12:36 Norma Shearer from "Their Own Desire" 12:48 Clara Bow from "Saturday Night Kid" The other premiere clips edited in may be from an MGM talkie, as most of the stars seen are from MGM. Big Warner Brothers stars are also seen plus a few from Paramount studio, Fox & Radio Pictures. Two MGM actors seen here would commit suicide. John Gilbert in '34, & Karl Dane in '32.

[@dwsheffer]

I'm in my 40's and identified a handful of the stars. Thank you for taking the time to make your post for posterity!

[@benzo4029]

​@@dwsheffer Well, you are very welcome! Thanks for appreciating my contribution. I even identified a few that David Stenn didn't know!, Also did identifications on a second video but this has the best closeups. Glad you could name some of the stars too at your young age. !!

[@jimhilliker2450]

Freeman Lang was an extremely popular radio announcer in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He hosted many radio broadcasts if Hollywood movie premieres between 1925 and 1935. Lang also started station KRLO in 1927, which became KMPC on 710 in 1930. Lang also owned a Hollywood recording studio which made commercials and syndicated radio shows. Lang left Hollywood I'm the 1930s and spent the rest of his life in Hawaii.

[@jimhilliker2450]

The bald-headed radio announcer seen mostly in the first half, adjusting the microphone for the stars was Freeman Lang. He was a freelance radio announcer, emcee and radio engineer. He

[@christina-yp6jy]

Norman Shearer one of my favs.

[@carlingtons]

I sat through the whole clip while playing Al Bowlly in the background. my, was it magical. felt like I was in a dream.

[@1VIDEOVISION]

Especially if Al was singing "You Ought to Be in Pictures"

[@garrygalbreath]

The 3 women in the first few seconds are the Brox Sisters

[@chriskershaw4164]

Clara Bow the last one

[@alfredbonnabel7022]

Norma Shearer looked terrific and so relaxed. ❤

[@dutchhistoricalactingcolle5883]

Thank you!

[@janesparks4912]

Fabulous footage. Too bad the sound wasnt preserved. Would love to know what they are saying! Lol Love those big beautiful corsages!!✌️🖖😎❣️

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Erich Von Stroheim threw a little kiss. That surprised me.

[@myguitardetective5961]

Louis Wolheim appears briefly at the 10:09 mark

[@caroltenge5147]

6:38 Norma!

[@eddieandrews3854]

Add names. Wonderful to see but so many are long forgotten.

[@PeterMcDonald-sl9rt]

Oh my gosh! Poor Nils Asther! Kinda the male Peg Entwistle?

[@donaldwarren463]

was that Eleanor Boardman at 3:15 right after Erich Von Stroheim .. ?

[@PeterMcDonald-sl9rt]

This would be sweet with a perky Cole Porter musical accompaniment.

[@1VIDEOVISION]

The greatest song for this video is Al Bowlly singing "You Ought to be in Pictures"!!!!!

[@louislamonte334]

Anita Page at 1:35, Clara Bow at 12:49

[@1VIDEOVISION]

Oh please help me!!!!! Is the HUNK at 12:54 Ronald Colman????? What a man!!!!

[@eddieandrews3854]

Need the names. I recognize some but not all. Karl Dane was one of them, right? I read he wound up selling hot dogs outside the MGM gate after the talkies began. I am not sure if he spoke English.

[@daniela889]

Some I know: Nils Asther 1:03, Robert Montgomery 1:30, Norma Shearer 2:04, John Gilbert 2:17, Erich von Stroheim 3:12, Janet Gaynor 4:32, Charles Farrell 4:39, Maurice Chevalier 5:36, Norma S. and Irving Thalberg 6:30, Gary Cooper briefly on background 7:36, George O´Brien 8:55, John Boles 9:42, Joe E. Brown 11:22, Al Jolson 11:41

[@dwsheffer]

Ruby Keeler looks so young....

[@VTMCompany]

6:00 Moth photobomb?

[@tomc8115]

Karl Dane at 0:27? Jack Oakie at 7:15?

[@battlebeastx]

IF Clara bow is the last one, then the list above should be in order. I would think, although there are three ladies in the first shot, and they only list one. *Shrug*

[@Jojomo564]

Need the names!

[@J.M.Chadwick6]

Some excellent footage but names are desperately needed. Helene Chadwick is not among the stars.

[@daniela889]

Some I know: Nils Asther 1:03, Robert Montgomery 1:30, Norma Shearer 2:04, John Gilbert 2:17, Erich von Stroheim 3:12, Janet Gaynor 4:32, Charles Farrell 4:39, Maurice Chevalier 5:36, Norma S. and Irving Thalberg 6:30, Gary Cooper briefly on background 7:36, George O´Brien 8:55, John Boles 9:42, Joe E. Brown 11:22, Al Jolson 11:41

[@dominiquedelattre8729]

dommage j'aurai aimé avoir un nom correspondant aux personnes !

[@RealClassics277]

Warner Baxter 7:48

[@carolcameron4005]

Norma 6:23

[@marcdelente2456]

Il manque Gloria Swanson la divine la magnifique la plus grande star du cinéma muet et qui fera des films parlants qui fera que ça carrière sera déclinante. Elle fera sont grand retour dans le boulevard du crépuscule de Billy Wilder qui montrera en gros plan le Hollywood dégueulace déjà à l époque. Le film a fait scandale vous imaginez dans les années 50 lors de la sorti du film sunset boulevard.

[@marcdelente2456]

ya des gents ladan que je ne connai parce qu' ils sont pour certains des vedettes éphémères. Et ils en font du cinéma même quand ils tournent pas . A l époque laurel et Hardy qui eux des vrais stars du rires qui avaient un succè mondiales eux evitaient ce genre de représentation ridicule parce que eux quand les gents les voyaient c était l émeute. J aime les grands qui sont humble et discrets pour moi ça les places aux dessus de tout ces vaniteux.

[@susanbrogan3267]

Yia yias generation.