Movie fans gather on bleachers in front of the Pig’N Whistle Café next to the Egyptian Theatre for the premiere of MGM’s “Cass Timberlane,” Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, January 1948

Movie fans gather on bleachers in front of the Pig’N Whistle Café next to the Egyptian Theatre for the premiere of MGM’s “Cass Timberlane,” Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, January 1948Most photos of Hollywood premieres focus on the entrance, the stars, and the lights, which is understandable. But I love this photo because it highlights those movie fans who would sit in bleachers set up by the studios so they could watch Hollywood luminaries arrive. They’re outside the Pig’N Whistle Café which was next to the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. They’ve gathered for the premiere of MGM’s “Cass Timberlane” which starred Lana Turner and Spencer Tracy. It was January 1948, which explains why that woman in the front is wearing a fur coat. I wonder if afterwards, she went across the street to Pickwick Books (whose electric sign we can see in the background) to buy a copy of the Sinclair Lewis novel the movie was based on.

This image is from August 2022 and shows us that the Pig’N Whistle is now Mr. Tempo, and the Egyptian is currently under renovation and is due to reopen next month, November 2024.

 

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7 responses to “Movie fans gather on bleachers in front of the Pig’N Whistle Café next to the Egyptian Theatre for the premiere of MGM’s “Cass Timberlane,” Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, January 1948”

  1. john says:

    Give me a break!!! What the hell is a Mr. Tempo??? How could they do that to such an iconic site??? Shame on the idiots that thought that was a grand idea.

  2. Anon. says:

    That is one massive female!! Look at the way she is crowding those on either side of her. The poor kid on her right is about to fall off the bench.

  3. Alan H. Simon says:

    People seem to be sitting on newspapers. Almost everyone has newspapers crumpled under their seat. I wonder why?

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