Tag Archives: MGM
Louis B. Mayer’s home at 625 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica, built 1936
This beautiful 20-room home was built by MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer in 1936—apparently in just six weeks! It stood at 625 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica. At the time, that stretch of beach was very popular with the … Continue reading
MGM’s in-house monthly magazine, “The Lion’s Roar” – 1944
“The Lion’s Roar” was MGM’s in-house monthly magazine for employees to know what was going on at the studio. It was quite an impressively sophisticated publication. This one must have been from 1944 as it features Judy Garland in one … Continue reading
Glorious Art Deco set for MGM’s “The Broadway Melody of 1938” (1937)
I usually post old photos of real places in and around LA & Hollywood. This was “just” a movie set, but I found it so perfect, that I had to post it. It’s from MGM’s “The Broadway Melody of 1938” … Continue reading
Louis B. Mayer, Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg at the dedication ceremony for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, April 26th, 1924
On the stand at the dedication ceremony for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer merger on April 26th, 1924, are Louis B. Mayer, head of the new company, flanked by Harry Rapf (left) and Irving Thalberg, who shared production responsibilities.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – Star power – 1933
MGM boasts its star power for 1933. That’s Hedda Hopper in the bottom row – you have to wonder if they’d have included her if they knew about the monster they’d later be dealing with.
MGM’s 25th anniversary luncheon, 1949
If someone did invent a time machine, I have my list of time+places I’d visit, and near the top of the list would be this day: the 25th anniversary luncheon at MGM in 1949. (Of course, I’d probably get thrown … Continue reading
Culver Hotel, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1920s
This is the Culver Hotel, which opened (originally as the Hotel Hunt) on September 4th, 1924. That day the headline of the Culver City Daily News read: “City packed with visitors for opening of Culver Skyscraper”—back then, a 6-story building … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the Goldwyn studio lot, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1919
This shot is from very early Hollywood – the Goldwyn studio lot in Culver City. This was taken in 1919, two years after Sam Goldfish and Edgar Selwyn formed Goldwyn Pictures. Goldfish liked the name so much he took it … Continue reading
Publicity collage of M-G-M star players, 1931
Publicity collage of M-G-M star players, 1931. Greta Garbo, Marion Davies, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Marie Dressler, John Gilbert, Ramon Novarro, Joan Crawford, Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Wallace Beery, Lawrence Tibbett, William Haines, Buster Keaton and Jackie Cooper.