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The MGM front gate and Thalberg Building, Culver City, as seen in “The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story” 1951
Last night, I watched an hour-long film on TCM called “The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story” in which a very wooden MGM production chief, Dore Schary, promoted upcoming MGM films for 1951. It was like an hour-long buffet of trailers for black-and-white and … Continue reading
Filming on the munchkin village set during the production of “The Wizard of Oz,” Stage 27, MGM studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1939
Here’s a marvelous behind-the-scenes shot of movie history in the making. Some intrepid photographer climbed up into the rafters of Stage 27 at MGM during the production of “The Wizard of Oz” when they were filming Judy Garland’s Dorothy talking … Continue reading
MGM star dressing room building on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio lot, Culver City, California, 1926
If you ever hear that I’ve gone missing after they announce the invention of a time machine, you might look for me in this photo. I’ll be the one loitering outside the star dressing room building on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the Goldwyn Pictures movie studios (later MGM), Culver City, Los Angeles, 1922
The triangular-shaped movie studio lot in Culver City bordered by Washington Blvd, Culver Blvd, and Overland Ave has been many incarnations over the years. When this aerial photo was taken in 1922, it was home to Sam Goldwyn’s Goldwyn Pictures. … Continue reading
Night photo of the Fox West Coast Theater, 308 N. Main St, Santa Ana, California, circa 1935
It looks like moviegoers attending the “gala reopening” of the Fox West Coast Theater at 308 N. Main S in Santa Ana were treated to a full night. Along with the new MGM hit, “Mutiny on the Bounty” they also … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, August 27, 1939
In the aerial shot we’re looking at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio lot in Culver City on August 27, 1939. That year is generally considered Hollywood’s greatest year, having put out a huge number of classic movies, and so this photo … Continue reading
Irving Thalberg credit on MGM’s “Goodbye Mr Chips” (1939)
I always thought that the only screen credit that MGM’s Irving Thalberg got was a posthumous one attached to The Good Earth. (1937) So imagine my surprise when I saw this credit pop up on Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) which … Continue reading
Looking north up Broadway to the Loew’s State Theater on the corner of Seventh St, downtown Los Angeles, Christmas, 1937
The photographer of this shot was standing on Broadway just south of Seventh St and the MGM-owned Loew’s State Theater. Playing at Loew’s was MGM’s “Double Wedding” paired with a Jane Withers movie, “45 Fathers” which was – surprisingly – … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from the Iris Theatre, 6605 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1956
In this photo (which is possibly a postcard) we’re gazing east along Hollywood Blvd, across Wilcox Ave toward the Warner Theatre, which in its heyday is where Warner Bros. movies often had their premiere. The photographer was standing west of … Continue reading
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Aerial photo looking east across the Goldwyn movie studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1919
In this aerial photo, we’re looking east across the Goldwyn movie studios in Culver City. That’s Washington Blvd on the left and Culver Blvd on the right. Sam Goldwyn bought the Triangle Studios (named for reasons that are obvious is … Continue reading