Filming a scene with hundreds of extras is enough of a headache, but Frank Capra had the additional challenge of filming this scene from Warner Bros. “Meet John Doe,” at night AND in the rain. Being Hollywood, it was of course fake rain, which we can see pouring from huge spouts. This scene was shot in 1941 at Wrigley Field, which was a baseball stadium that stood near University of Southern California from 1925 to 1969. I bet everybody in this photo was glad when Capra decided he’d shot what he needed and sent everybody home.
Frank Capra filming “Meet John Doe” in fake rain at Wrigley Field Stadium, Los Angeles, 1941
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I went to baseball games at Wrigley Field in the 50’s when it was home to the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. The old TV program “Home Run Derby,” which pitted now legendary baseball players against each other to see who could hit the most out of the park, was filmed there.
I was quite surprised that I never even knew Los Angeles had a Wrigley Field until I started researching this photo!
Wrigley owned the PCL Angels as well as the Chicago Cubs. Wrigley also owned Catalina Island. For a number of years in the 20’s and 30’s, the Cubs held their spring training at Avalon on Catalina.