***UPDATE*** – I was later corrected by someone who knows way more about this than I do:
“It’s actually the production report from the Assistant director that is put out at the end of the day. It has the wrap time and all the script supervisors totals. A call sheet has all the info for the next days shoot with everyone’s call time and prop, wardrobe, makeup, requirements for the day, but would not have the additional info from script super, etc.”
UPDATE #2 – This was later posted on Twitter:
In a moment of what can only be described as remarkable synchronicity, I was preparing the publication of my new novel – All the Gin Joints, set against the filming of Casablanca – when a friend sent me this remarkable photograph of a call sheet for Saturday June 27, 1942 during the filming of Casablanca. The backstory is quite remarkable: it was taken only by someone who was recently shooting on the Warner Bros. lot. Apparently a wall need to be moved and when it was, this Casablanca call sheet was discovered. As amazing as it sounds, it’s quite possible that it’s been hanging there since 1942. Looking at the list of cast members needed that day and the fact they were filming inside Rick’s Café, I wonder if they were filming the famous scene where the Germans start playing “Die Wacht am Rhein” and Victor Laszlo fights back by getting the orchestra to play “La Marseillaise” and then all the French refugees jump to their feet to drown them out. Whatever they were filming that day, this is a remarkable find.
You can learn more about All the Gin Joints – a novel of World War II Hollywood HERE and HERE.
How cool is that?
How cool? Very cool!
Have enjoyed your Hollywood memories for a long time; I grew up in Hollywood a while ago (I’m 86 now) and loved it as a resident, not a tourist.
My wife wrote a book about a restaurant in Casablanca, built and started by a woman, Kathy Kriger. She named it Rick’s Cafe”, and it’s been a big hit for over 10 years now. She found that there wasn’t one, so she adopted the name and made it in the image of the movie version. She died recently, and my wife will no doubt pass this on to her son.
Hi Earl. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello. So your wife wrote a book about the Rick’s Cafe in the actual city of Casablanca? I did hear about it but didn’t realize it had only been started 10 years ago. Has the book been published?
The book was published a while ago, maybe more than 10 years ago. Kathy Kriger was named as the author, but my wife Cathie Gandel ghost-wrote it for her.
I stumbled onto your site by accident and really enjoyed looking at the 1942 production report. I am a retired Directors Guild member who worked on Stage 8 at Warner Brothers on the tv series “Without a Trace” for several years in the early 2000s. I had always glanced at the plaque at the entrance to the stage and was aware of some of the classic films that had been shot there but the history really came home to me one day when I was walking through the nearby mill/scene shop. In one room there was a large picture of Rick’s Cafe, empty but fully dressed. The chairs are on the tables and you can clearly see Sam’s small piano. Someone is holding a slate that identifies the set as Rick’s and says Stage 8. I was blown away to realize that I was working every day on the same stage where Sam “played it again”. As a director and assistant director I really appreciated seeing that old production report that you uploaded. Thanks for that and jogging an old memory.
Hi Ken, thanks for sharing your memories with us. I know what you mean. I was a WB tour guide during the summer of 2001 and would always try to included Stage 8 if it was free.
My father was in the business (transportation) for over 40yrs and recently just passed away. I’ve had the privilege and been going through two generations and 100yrs of cool “stuff”. I just recently found the exact production sheet you posted. Surprisingly it’s still in pretty good shape. Have no idea what I’m going to do with it yet, but wanted to acknowledge and thank you for writing up this cool piece on it.
Thank you,
Mike
How amazing that you would come across the same call sheet! If you ever want to get rid of it, email me. I have thoughts.
I will for sure do that.
Thank you Martin.
My father was in the business (transportation) for over 40yrs and recently just passed away. I’ve had the privilege and been going through two generations and 100yrs of cool “stuff”. I just recently found the exact production sheet you posted. Surprisingly it’s still in pretty good shape. Have no idea what I’m going to do with it yet, but wanted to acknowledge and thank you for writing up this cool piece on it.
Thank you,
Mike