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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio Commissary menu, 1957
What to choose? What to choose?
Waterfront Street on the MGM backlot during the filming of “An American in Paris” (1951)
Spoiler alert: “An American in Paris” wasn’t actually filmed in Paris. It was filmed, of course, on the MGM backlot in Culver City. This production shot shows us what it actually looked like. Known as Waterfront Street, we can see … Continue reading
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio Lot One showing the back lot, Culver City, Los Angeles, 1932
In this glorious aerial shot, we’re treated to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio’s Lot One showing the back lot where all that movie magic was shot. European castles, wild west streets, Anytown USA store fronts, and pirate ships, it was all there … Continue reading
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, during the run of MGM’s “The Hollywood Revue of 1929,” June 1929
Here we have a shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre taken in June 1929 during the run of MGM’s “The Hollywood Revue of 1929.” We can see the title of the picture in huge letters on the eastern wall of the … Continue reading
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Triangle Studios, 10202 West Washington Blvd, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa mid 1910s
Before it became the most famous movie studio in the world – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – the studio lot on Washington Blvd, Culver City was home to Triangle Film Corporation where the giants of the mid-1910s film industry, Thomas Ince, Mack Sennett, … Continue reading
Crowds line up to see “Captains Courageous” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, July 17, 1937
MGM executives would have been pleased to see the line forming outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to see an early evening showing of “Captains Courageous” starring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew. Or maybe these people knew that the movie would only … Continue reading
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Aerial view of the Goldwyn Studios (later MGM) in Culver City, California, 1918
This aerial shot of the Goldwyn Studios was taken in 1918, the year that Sam Goldwyn bought Triangle Studios on Washington Blvd in Culver City. We can see that it was a significant studio with many filming stages and lots … Continue reading
Dick Powell arrives at the old entrance to the MGM Studios, Washington Blvd, Culver City in his custom 1937 Ford
In this photo we’re treated the sight of Dick Powell driving through the entrance of MGM Studios with the iconic columns. My friend at the Petersen Automotive Museum tells me that it’s Powell because he recognized his custom-made 1937 Ford. … Continue reading
“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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Color postcard of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, Culver City, California, circa 1930s
I’m guessing the photo of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios used in this postcard was taken in the 1930s. It tells us a few things about the era. The background art focuses on the Spanish history of California. I would have thought … Continue reading