Hollywood: Style Center of the World
★ 5.8 · 1940 · 11m · Documentary
An MGM short promoting the studio's impact on fashion through film through their chief of costume design, Adrian; in rural America, a mother and daughter are shopping and observe a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie.
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