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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
Most 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 … Continue reading
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Traffic halts as female bicycle riders pedal through the intersection of Washington and Culver Blvds, Culver City, California, circa late 20s/early 30s
From what I can tell, all the bicyclists stopping traffic at the intersection of Washington and Culver Blvds in Culver City are women, so I bet there was something special going on. From the look of the cars, this photo … Continue reading
A photo of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios sign at dusk, Culver City, California, 1935
I love this shadowy shot of the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios sign. I especially love the way the light of the dusk sky contrasts with the murkiness of that empty alley which had probably, just a few hours earlier, bustled with … Continue reading
Carthay Circle Theater, 6316 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, during the run of MGM’s “The Good Earth” circa February 1937
I’m not sure how the photographer took this photo of the Carthay Circle Theater at 6316 San Vicente Blvd, but it makes for a memorable shot. Not just because it takes in the whole spectacular theater, but because it includes … Continue reading
Elaborate advertising display for MGM’s “Queen Christina” starring Greta Garbo, Los Angeles, 1933
This photo from the early 1930s shows the lengths to which MGM’s PR department would go to publicize an upcoming Greta Garbo release. A billboard would have been easier, quicker, and cheaper, but this was one of their biggest stars … Continue reading
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Colonnade entrance to Thomas Ince studio, Washington Blvd, Culver City, 1916
Whenever I see photos of this colonnade studio entrance I think of MGM’s Culver City studios in the 1930s and 40s. But until I found this photo, I’m not sure I realized that those columns date all the way back … Continue reading
MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” plays the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1927
Here we have a glimpse of the beginning of the end of the silents. The people in this photo are lining up to see John Gilbert in MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” (a silent movie title if ever there was … Continue reading
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Metro Pictures main entrance at 6300 Romaine St, Hollywood, circa early 1920s
Before they merged with Goldwyn Pictures in 1924 to become Metro-Goldwyn (L.B. Mayer didn’t get his name added until a year later) Metro Pictures had a four-block studio lot in Hollywood at Romaine St. and Cahuenga Blvd, which opened in … Continue reading
Mother Goose Pantry restaurant, 1959 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, as seen in MGM’s “Los Angeles: Wonder City of the West” Fitzpatrick’s Traveltalks short (1935).
I was recently watching an old movie on TCM, and after the closing credits ran, a Technicolor short from MGM started playing. It was from the popular travelogue series, called “Fitzpatrick’s Traveltalks.” The series goes all over the world, but … Continue reading
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Three soundproof camera booths on the set of “Showgirl in Hollywood” at First National (Warner Bros) studios, Burbank, late 1929
This shot gives us a glimpse into what it was like to film one of those new-fangled talkie pictures. Back then, cameras were so noisy that the microphones needed to record dialogue would pick up the racket they made (which … Continue reading