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Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934
These days, what is known as the Sunset-Gower studios used to be home to Columbia Pictures. But back when this photo was taken in 1934, Columbia hadn’t yet swallowed up all the shooting stages between Gower St and Beachwood Drive. … Continue reading
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“Variety” deadline from January 6, 1943: 101 PIX GROSS IN MILLIONS
I was recently researching which movies were popular during WWII, which was a record-breaking era for Hollywood film-making, with movie-goers filling theaters in unprecedented numbers. According to one source I read, in 1942, movie attendance reached a record high of … Continue reading
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Early Columbia Pictures logo – “Gems of the Screen” (1932)
When Columbia Pictures segued into television production, their company was called “Screen Gems.” But I just discovered that the 1932 incarnation of the logo included “Gems of the Screen.” This image is on Columbia Pictures’ Wikipedia page.
Aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) at the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way, Burbank, California
I suspect that some enterprising photographer took an aerial shot of the back lot set for “Lost Horizon” (1937) on the Columbia Ranch on Hollywood Way in Burbank because at the time, the Lamasery (upper right corner) was the largest … Continue reading
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Columbia Studios at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St, Los Angeles, 1939
In 1939, some intrepid photographer climbed onto the roof of the CBS Columbia Square studios on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St and took a photo of Columbia Studios, where they could have been filming “Mr. Smith … Continue reading
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The evolution of various Hollywood studio logos
Six Hollywood studio logos: The evolution of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) logo: The evolution of Paramount Pictures logo: The evolution of the Warner Bros. logo: The evolution of Universal Studios logo:
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Aerial view of Columbia Ranch, Burbank
Columbia Studios at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood didn’t have a back lot like the other major studios so in 1934, studio head Harry Cohn bought 40 acres of land in Burbank and built his own back lot with its … Continue reading
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