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The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (detailing 1938)
I recently acquired a copy of the the Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures for 1939. Their year books were thick, hard-bound bricks of books that detailed what everything, everyone, every studio, every contract player was doing. Very comprehensive! … Continue reading
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Tagged MGM, Monogram Studios, Movie Stars, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, United Artists, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
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A Chrysler (probably Imperial) is parked at the Paramount Pictures studio gate, Marathon St, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
These days, Paramount Pictures faces Melrose Ave, but back when this photo was taken, it the front of the studio was a block north on Marathon St. I doubt anyone could park their car directly out front of the famous … Continue reading
Aerial photo of RKO movie studios at the corner of Melrose Ave and Gower St, Hollywood, circa 1930
In this eye-catching aerial photo, we’re looking down at the RKO movie studios in Hollywood. That road stretching from the upper left to the lower right is Gower St, and the wider road it deadends at the bottom is Melrose … Continue reading
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RKO workers leaving the movie studio, Gower St, Hollywood, 1945
The graininess of this image makes me suspect that it is a frame from video footage. And if it is, I’d love to see the whole thing. Nevertheless, it gives us an idea of what it looked like when studio … Continue reading
Capitol Records building next to Paramount Studios, 5515 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
I do love the clean Streamline Moderne lines on this building. In 1949, Capitol Records bought what had then been the studios of KHJ radio at 5515 Melrose Ave, which put it sandwiched between RKO and Paramount. The fact that … Continue reading
Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917
There’s something awfully special about theaters blazing with light at night, especially the older ones. This theater was called the Palace and it stood at 30 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” starring Vivien Martin was … Continue reading
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Aerial view of Paramount studios and the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Hollywood, circa 1930s
This shot gives us a bird’s-eye view of Paramount studios sometime in the 1930s. Running up the middle of the photo we can see the soundstages and to the right (i.e. the west) the backlot. This was a time when … Continue reading
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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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Tagged Color photo, Movie Stars, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures
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Aerial view of Vine St, Gower St, and Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, 1938
Most aerial photos of Los Angeles I find look out across LA or Hollywood or sometimes the San Fernando Valley. So it’s nice to find one that looks directly down. This is from 1938, and those three main north-south streets … Continue reading
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Looking east along Waring Ave to the Gower Street entrance of RKO Studios (now Paramount), Los Angeles, January 18, 1933
In this photo we’re looking east along Waring Ave toward the Gower entrance of what was then RKO Studios (and is now Paramount). It was taken on January 18th, 1933, which means somewhere in those buildings, editors were finishing post-production … Continue reading