Grand Opening of the World's Only Movie City

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This film comprises views taken of the celebrations attending the opening in March of Universal City, Cal., the only municipality in the world devoted entirely to the production of moving pictures. "Big Charlie," the Universal elephant, leads the parade up to the gates of the city, where, before a crowd of twenty thousand people, President Laemmle opens the giant lock on the gate to the city with a solid gold key, six inches long, presented to him by Laura Oakley, "chief of police" of Universal City. President Laemmle, Vice-President Robert H. Cochrane, P.A. Powers, their wives, representatives of the moving picture trade press, the employees of Universal City, several thousand strong, and thousands of Los Angeles and Southern Californians thereupon enter the city and attend the ceremonies attendant thereon. The spectators view the aeroplane flights of Aviator Frank Stites in the production of "The Mysterious Contragrav," a Gold Seal two-reel drama featuring Marie Walcamp and William Clifford, which was released on April 6. Visitors are then taken to the great stage, where twenty photoplays can be produced at once. Later a rodeo is staged and Jane Bernoudy, an actress, and hundreds of Indians and cowboys display their skill with the rope and as equestrians. Director McRay then tries to mount a bucking mule with laughable results; a director's horseback race is held, in which Francis Ford wins a foot-high silver cup, and cowboys indulge in a potato spearing contest. The final scenes show the grand ball held on the outdoor stage, pictures of which were taken at night. AKA: Grand Opening of the World's Only Movie City