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Short road to Hollywood success in film shorts
The article notes a rise of short subjects from neglect to star-making devices, highlighting figures like Robert Benchley Pete Smith and Mickey Mouse. It explains shorts as talent incubators and theater drawcards, with studios using them as show windows and proving grounds for future feature stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Woop
Robert Taylor
Robert Benchley
Mr. Benchley
Peter Gridley Smith
Pete
Mr. Smith
Hollywood
Carey Wilson
Wilson
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
Mack Sennett
RKO
Educational
New York
Jack Chertok
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Jerry Bergen
Martha Raye
George Murphy
Virginia Grey
Murphy
Universal
Miss Grey
Richard Arlen
Nebraska
Irene Hervey
Thelma
Chester Morris
Columbia
Edward Norris
Harvey Stephens
Judy Garland
Deanna Durbin
M-G-M
Miss Garland
Twentieth Century-Fox
Miss Durbin
Charles Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
Wallace Beery
Gloria Swanson
Patsy Kelly
Joan Blondell
Bing Crosby
Jean Harlow
Miss Harlow
Harlow
Jane Barnes
Pete Smith
Smith