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Stars on Horseback

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
274
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Stars on Horseback (1943)
DocumentaryShort

A general paean to the dying art of the blacksmith and more specifically to the skills of George Garfield, blacksmith to the Hollywood stars.A general paean to the dying art of the blacksmith and more specifically to the skills of George Garfield, blacksmith to the Hollywood stars.A general paean to the dying art of the blacksmith and more specifically to the skills of George Garfield, blacksmith to the Hollywood stars.

  • Director
    • Myron J. Swartz
  • Writers
    • Roger Q. Denny
    • Myron J. Swartz
  • Stars
    • Lou Marcelle
    • Jerry Colonna
    • Bette Davis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    274
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Myron J. Swartz
    • Writers
      • Roger Q. Denny
      • Myron J. Swartz
    • Stars
      • Lou Marcelle
      • Jerry Colonna
      • Bette Davis
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast13

    Lou Marcelle
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jerry Colonna
    Jerry Colonna
    • Self
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Garfield
    • Self - Blacksmith
    Tim Holt
    Tim Holt
    • Self - At Horse Show
    Priscilla Lane
    Priscilla Lane
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Self - At Horse Show
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Self
    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Self - At Horse Show
    Cliff Nazarro
    Cliff Nazarro
    • Self
    George Tobias
    George Tobias
    • Self
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Self
    • (as 'Big Boy' Williams)
    • Director
      • Myron J. Swartz
    • Writers
      • Roger Q. Denny
      • Myron J. Swartz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The short appears in Warner Home Video's B "Bette Davis Collection: Vol. 2" on the same disc as Old Acquaintance (1943).
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Narrator: The village blacksmith belongs to a past time: the ring of his hammer on the anvil, the sparks from his forge, all evoke a nostalgic picture of a time that used to be. A time when a three-alarm fire was answered with the clanging bells of the old hook-and-ladder wagons - a time when the big brewery wagons rolled through the city, drawn by giant Percherons - and the horse-drawn streetcar was a novel innovation in transportation.
    • Crazy credits
      Narrator Lou Marcelle identifies the other cast members.
    • Connections
      Features Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Home on the Range
      (uncredited)
      Music by Daniel E. Kelley
      Performed by studio orchestra
      (background music)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 3, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hollywood Novelties #3: Stars on Horseback
    • Filming locations
      • North Polo Field, Riviera Country Club - 1450 Allenford Avenue, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA(Site of polo field with Beverly Blvd. in background. Current site of what is now Paul Revere Middle School and Sunset Blvd.)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 11m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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