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Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood

Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood

2011 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood is a 2011 BBC documentary series written, directed and presented by Paul Merton. The three-part series traces the rise of the American film-making industry in Hollywood through from the early years of film-making to the foundation of the major motion-picture studios and the new class of the film star.

Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood is a 2011 BBC documentary series written, directed and presented by Paul Merton. The three-part series traces the rise of the American film-making industry in Hollywood through from the early years of film-making to the foundation of the major motion-picture studios and the new class of the film star.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Part 1

Hollywood is still a sleepy California backwater of orange groves about to be transformed by filmmakers from the East Co

EP 2

Part 2

Paul Merton's journey through early Hollywood reaches the 1920s when in prohibition America the cinema industry was on a

EP 3

Part 3

Paul Merton traces the rise of the studios through the story of MGM - the biggest dream factory of them all, which boast

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Paul Merton

Paul Merton