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Aerial shot of Charlie Chaplin’s movie studios, 1416 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles (undated)
When someone sent me this aerial photo to see if I could identify it, it took me a minute or two to realize we’re looking at Charlie Chaplin’s studios, whose official address was 1416 N. La Brea Ave. The giveaway … Continue reading
Photos of the newly renovated Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, November 28, 2023
Last night I went to an event at Larry Edmunds Bookshop for the release of Elisa Jordan’s impressively myth-busting book on Marilyn Monroe, “Hello Norma Jeane.” It’s a block or two down Hollywood Blvd from the newly renovated, newly reopened … Continue reading
Vivien Leigh films a scene with William Bakewell for “Gone with the Wind” surrounded by lights, microphones, camera, crew, and a wind machine, 1939
This photo gives us a glimpse of what it was like to film a simple scene for a movie. Or not so simple as it turns out. On the set of “Gone with the Wind” Vivien Leigh films a scene … Continue reading
Crowds pack the opening of Sid Grauman’s Million Dollar Theatre, 307 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, February 1, 1918
Before Sid Grauman opened his Egyptian Theatre (1922) and his Chinese Theatre (1927) he opened his more prosaically named Grauman’s Theatre at 307 S. Broadway. In this photo, we can see eager fans packing the theater on its February 1, … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Million Dollar Theater, Movie Premiere, Movie Stars, Theaters
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Harold Lloyd confronts a policeman in “Why Worry?” as onlookers crowd the northwest corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds, Hollywood, 1923
I assume I’m not the only one here who is forever distracted by background locations in old Hollywood movies, and who tries to figure where it was filmed? This is a case in point. In this scene from “Why Worry?” … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Stars, Stores and Shopping
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Crowds gather in the forecourt for the opening of Sid Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, 6708 Hollywood Blvd, October 18, 1922
** UPDATE** – Bill G says: It’s a lovely photo, but it’s not the grand opening. For one thing, it didn’t say “Egyptian” above the entrance then, only “Grauman’s.” It’s the 1926 double premiere of Mary Pickford’s Sparrows and The … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the Pickford-Fairbanks studios on Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, during the filming of “Robin Hood” in 1922
Following on from yesterday’s photo of the Hollywood gasometer next to the Goldwyn Studios, this aerial shot is of the same studios but from an earlier time. Before Sam Goldwyn owned them, they were known as the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios, and … Continue reading
Sid Grauman stands beside Charlie Chaplin as he plays the organ at Grauman’s Million Dollar Theatre, 307 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1920
I don’t know if Charlie Chaplin could actually play a keyboard, but here he is at the organ of the Million Dollar Theatre. Standing next to him is Sid Grauman. These days we most closely associate him with his Grauman’s … Continue reading
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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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Tagged Advertisement, Grauman's Chinese Theater, MGM, Movie Stars
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Harry Belafonte playing the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
Here we have Harry Belafonte playing the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. To headline at “the Grove” you had to be a pretty big deal, so I’m guessing this photo (and the two below) was … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Movie Stars, Wilshire Blvd
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