The 42nd Street Special
20/02/1933
As part of a publicity campaign for the film 42nd Street (1933), Warner Bros. Pictures, with the assistance of the General Electric Corporation, assembled a 7-car gold- and silver-plated train they called "The 42nd. Street Special". With numerous Warner Bros. contract stars as passengers, the train made a tour across the USA. It was scheduled to make stops in more than 100 cities, ending in Washington, D.C. for the March 1933 inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This short film records the send-off for this trip from Los Angeles' Santa Fe Station. Using a microphone set up on the rear platform of the last car, several people addressed the crowd attending the event. Those making remarks include performers, studio executives, and the mayor of Los Angeles.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
as Self
Leo Carrillo
as Self (uncredited)
Bette Davis
as Self (uncredited)
Claire Dodd
as Self (uncredited)
Bette Durkee
as Self (uncredited)
Preston Foster
as Self (uncredited)
Eleanor Holm
as Self (uncredited)
Laura La Plante
as Self (uncredited)
John C. Porter
as Self (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
as Self (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner
as Self (uncredited)
Jack M. Warner
as Self (uncredited)
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