Tag Archives: Paramount Pictures
Menu for Cafe Continental at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, 1956
Anybody care to join me for lunch at the Cafe Continental at Paramount Studios? We’ll have to jump into our time machine and go back to 1956, but that shouldn’t be a problem, should it?
Audrey Hepburn in a soundstage at Paramount studios during the filming of “Sabrina” circa late 1953
This photo of Audrey Hepburn in a soundstage at Paramount studios during the filming of “Sabrina” give us a glimpse of what it actually looks like behind the scenes on a movie set. The lighting guys need a lot of … Continue reading
The West Coast premiere of “White Christmas” at the Warner Bros Beverly Hills Theater, Wilshire Blvd, October 27, 1954
In this photo, we get to be a part of the West Coast premiere of “White Christmas.” It was held on October 27, 1954 at the Warner Bros Beverly Hills Theater on Wilshire Blvd, which is odd because it was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Movie Premiere, Night photo, Paramount Pictures, Theaters, Warner Bros., Wilshire Blvd
1 Comment
The NBC studio at 5515 Melrose Avenue near the northeast corner of Gower St, Hollywood, opened on December 25, 1935
Before NBC opened its famous at the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood, its home was in this building at 5515 Melrose Ave, near Gower St and Paramount Studios. It opened on Wednesday December 25, 1935, … Continue reading
Peters family photos of the Getty mansion used during the filming of “Sunset Blvd” at 641 S. Irving Blvd, Los Angeles, 1949
Two of the most popular posts on this website have been about the Getty mansion on Wilshire Blvd that was used as a filming location for the Paramount movie Sunset Boulevard (1950). You can see the posts here and here. … Continue reading
Rainy night premiere for “Teacher’s Pet” at the Paramount Theatre (now the El Capitan), Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa March 1958
With those umbrellas and white raincoats, it looks like Paramount Pictures’ premiere for “Teacher’s Pet” took place on a rainy night of 1958. At the time, the theater was known as the Paramount, but after Disney bought it and restored … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Premiere, Night photo, Paramount Pictures
Leave a comment
The Bronson gate entrance to Paramount Studios, Marathon Street, Los Angeles, 1940
The most memorable and eye-catching of all the movie studio entrances is Paramount Studios’ Bronson gate. It stands on Marathon Street, which is a block north of the studio’s official entrance at 5555 Melrose Ave. This photo was taken in … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking southeast across the Brunton Studios (later Paramount), Los Angeles, 1918
This rather stunning aerial photograph was taken looking southeast across the Brunton studios in 1918. Brunton, which later evolved into Paramount Studios, is the line of buildings in the center-left. Melrose Ave is running diagonally across the middle, which means … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aerial photographs, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, RKO
Leave a comment
“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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Columbia Pictures, MGM, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, RKO, United Artists, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
3 Comments
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