The illuminated rooftop sign of the local chain Broadway Department Store's famed Hollywood location is briefly glimpsed in the background. The corner building still stands at the famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine and is listed on the national register of historic places. It is a converted residence building as of 2023, but in its heyday, the department store served many Hollywood personnel, who worked both in front of and behind the camera.
The preview audience watches a newsreel before the main feature. Cinema offerings were a package at the time, and included a newsreel, a short (travel, humor) and a cartoon, in addition to the main film. Often, there was a second film included, called a 'B,' which the present movie is.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; this film's earliest documented telecast took place in San Francisco CA Saturday 27 February 1960 on KPIX (Channel 5).
The movie being made within the movie has great similarities to Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920).
Working title: "Preview".