To my way of thinking, this shot is about as “LA” as you can get: Sunset Boulevard in the foreground, a line of swaying palm trees in front of the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. This photo was taken in 1949, the year that Paramount’s Samson and Delilah earned nearly six times its nearest competitor, MGM’s Battleground. Movie audiences were also treated to Adam’s Rib, The Heiress, Little Women, and The Barkleys of Broadway the last of 10 films starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.