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Administration building at the Warner Brothers movie studios, Burbank, California, circa early 1940s
Here we have one of the administration buildings at the Warner Brothers movie studio lot in Burbank. Judging from the 1941 Packard parked out front, this was probably taken sometime during the war years. Those buildings with the curved roofs … Continue reading
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Warner Bros studios with convention banner, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1925
Before Warner Bros. took over First National’s Burbank lot in 1928, their main studio was on Sunset Blvd at Van Ness Ave. The façade was an impressive structure built in the classic style intended, I’m supposing, to give the impression … Continue reading
RKO movie studios at night, Melrose Ave, Hollywood, circa 1935
It was hard to miss RKO movie studios at the corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St in Hollywood. Atop their corner soundstage they had the iconic globe and radio tower that appeared at the start of each of their … Continue reading
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
Stanley Kubrick filming a scene from “Spartacus” above Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, 1959
While watching Stanley Kubrick’s “Spartacus” I’m kind of glad I didn’t know that they shot part of the movie on the Cahuenga Pass. It made sense, though. They needed a hillside and the Pass is maybe a 10-minute drive from … Continue reading
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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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Movie hopefuls gather in front of the Bronson gate at Paramount Pictures for a casting call, Hollywood, 1929
In 1929, word got out that Paramount were holding a casting call for an Alaskan gold rush drama, “The Spoilers,” starring Gary Cooper. I’d imagine that it didn’t take long before these hopeful people started to crowd Paramount’s famous Bronson … Continue reading
Soundstage 16 at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank being lifted 30 feet from the bottom up in 1935 for “Cain and Mable” (1936)
In 1935, William Randolph Hearst got into a hissy fit with Louis M. Mayer at MGM and took his movie company, Cosmopolitan Pictures, and its sole star, his mistress, Marion Davies, and her 11-room bungalow to Warners. One of the … Continue reading
Warner Bros / First National movie studios, Olive Ave, Burbank, California after a snowfall in 1932
Recently, I was researching how many times it has snowed in Los Angeles, and came across this photo showing a sprinkling of snow across of Olive Ave in Burbank in front of the Warner Bros. studios in 1932. Whenever you … Continue reading