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Grauman’s Chinese Theater the night of the premiere of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz”, August 15, 1939
In this photo we’re seeing Hollywood history in the making: it’s the night of the premiere of “The Wizard of Oz” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 15, 1939. MGM went all out with huge searchlights and bleachers for the … Continue reading
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Premiere of MGM’s “The Broadway Melody” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, February 1, 1929
I guess every movie premiere is a big deal in its own way but this night captured here was an extra big deal: the world premiere of “The Broadway Melody” which was MGM’s first all-talking movie that paved the way … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of Goldwyn Studios, Washington Blvd, Culver City, 1918
In this aerial shot from 1918, we can see the movie studios formally known as Triangle Studios (because of the triangular lot) which was renamed Goldwyn Studios when Samuel Goldwyn bought it. It didn’t last long. By 1922, Goldwyn was … Continue reading
Movie fans crowd the entrance to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, Culver City, California, 1943
I don’t know who’s in that car pulling up to the entrance of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City but judging from the movie fans crowding around her, I’m guessing it’s a Somebody Special. This photo was taken in 1943 so … Continue reading
Letter to Eleanor Lewis from Lucille Ryman, head of casting at MGM, 1950
I was recently contacted by Russ Mates, who sent me a photo of this letter shown to him by his friend Ann. Back in 1950, the head of casting at MGM Lucille Ryman wrote to Ann’s mother, Eleanor Lewis about … Continue reading
Putting together a scene from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
This graphic gives us an idea of how seamlessly the movie magicians can patch together a scene made up of live footage and a matte painting. Here we have Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale running down a dirt road with … Continue reading
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Screen Writer’s Guild card, September 23, 1938
I have no idea how or when this photo surfaced on the internet, but it’s pretty cool: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Screen Writer’s Guild card. It’s dated September 23, 1938, which surprises me as he moved to Hollywood (and into Villa … Continue reading
New York’s Penn Station set from MGM’s “The Clock” (1945)
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of effort that gets put into producing movies, and that goes for nowadays as well as yesteryear. These two photos show the recreation of the Penn Railway Station set that MGM built … Continue reading
Ladies wardrobe department at MGM Studios, Culver City, California
If the walls of this place could talk, they’d tell us 10,000 stories—literally! This is the Ladies wardrobe department at MGM Studios, Culver City. It was three stories tall, which isn’t surprising because by the 1960s, it had around 300,000 … Continue reading
Production photo of the Yellow Brick Road set from MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz” (1939).
What??? You mean the Yellow Brick Road wasn’t real? Apparently not, Dorothy. It was all just a dream. This is a production shot from the set of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) showing us the road where Dorothy met … Continue reading