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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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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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Ticket to the Los Angeles premiere of Douglas Fairbanks’ “The Thief of Bagdad” at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Thursday July 10th, 1924
Here’s a ticket to the Los Angeles premiere of Douglas Fairbanks’ “The Thief of Bagdad” at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre on Thursday, July 10th, 1924. $5 in 1924 is roughly the equivalent of $85 today. That’s a lot for a movie! … Continue reading
Looking north up La Brea Ave from around De Longpre Ave toward the Charlie Chaplin Studios on a rare snow day, Hollywood, January 22, 1921
Los Angeles rarely sees snow these days, but for most of its existence, it has gotten snowed on roughly once every ten years or so. Friday, January 22, 1921 was one of those special days, and thankfully some quick-thinking photographer … Continue reading
Premiere of “The Gaucho” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, November 4, 1927
This photo was taken on November 4, 1927 when hundreds of people showed up to witness the premiere of Douglas Fairbanks’ new movie, “The Gaucho,” at Grauman’s Chinese. The theater was so new that this was only the second splashy … Continue reading
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People gather outside the home of producer Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor at 1330 Schuyler Drive, Beverly Hills, on the day his private plane crashed, March 22, 1958
Actress Elizabeth Taylor had only been married to film and theater producer, Mike Todd, for a year when his private plane, The Liz, crashed in New Mexico on March 22, 1958. This photo was taken that day outside their home … Continue reading
Hollywood film industry luminaries drive through Beverly Hills en route to Rudolph Valentino’s West Coast funeral service, September 7, 1926
This image (I suspect it’s a still or a freeze-frame from video footage) shows us a tender moment in Hollywood’s history. The cars in this long cortege belong to various film industry luminaries as they head to the West Coast … Continue reading
Filming the parting of the Red Sea for “The Ten Commandments” at Paramount studios, Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 1957
Although some of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” did film in Egypt in October through December of 1954, most of the movie was shot at the Paramount lot (March to August 1955) including the famous parting of the Red … Continue reading
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Premiere of “The Gaucho” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, November 4, 1927
Here we have the second movie premiere held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. (The first was Cecil B. DeMille’s “King of Kings.”) It took place on November 4, 1927, and was for “The Gaucho,” starring Douglas Fairbanks, which helps to explain … Continue reading
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Crowds await the departure of a special train taking guests to Kansas for the premiere of Warner Bros. “Dodge City”, Los Angeles, circa late March, 1939
This photo gives us a glimpse into the hoopla that studios sometimes whipped up to promo a new movie. In late March, 1939, Warner Bros. chartered a 16-car train to take 36 members of the press along with the stars … Continue reading
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Tagged Movie Premiere, Movie Stars, Night photo, Trains and Railways, Warner Bros.
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