Tag Archives: Warner Bros.
Up-and-coming starlet Rita Hayworth on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, 1939
In 1939, Rita Hayworth was still an up-and-coming starlet (she had a minor role in “Only Angels Have Wings” starring Cary Grand and Jean Arthur) when she posed for this photo stepping off the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and … Continue reading
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
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave, Hollywood, circa 1940
Yesterday’s photo of stores along Hollywood Blvd in the late-20s/early-30s made me think of this shot looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave. On the north side of the boulevard, I can see seven different stores, each with … Continue reading
Night shot looking east from around Highland Ave showing Hollywood Blvd ablaze with neon lights, circa 1962
Destination #2,783 in my time travel itinerary would be a nighttime stroll along Hollywood Blvd at the blazing height of its neon glory. I suspect this was a picture postcard, and I wish we could read the signs (and banners … Continue reading
Color photo of moviegoers watching the premiere of “Back Street” at the Warner Bros. Theater, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, October 21, 1961
I always enjoy seeing a photo of a Hollywood movie premiere, especially if it’s in color. This one was taken looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Cahuenga Blvd. On October 21, 1961, Universal Studios held the premiere for their … Continue reading
Color photo of Universal’s “Bend of the River” playing the Warner Brothers Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1952
The irony about this color photo of the Warner Bros. Hollywood Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd is that neither of the movies playing at the time were Warner Bros. releases. “Bend of the River” was from Universal, and “As You … Continue reading
Color night photo looking west from the Warner Bros. Theater, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1962
This is the sort of photo (I’m guessing a postcard) that I’d love to dive into and take an evening stroll in. We’re looking west from the Warner Bros. Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd. The year was probably 1962 because … Continue reading
Searchlights illuminate the night sky over Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere of “Giant”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, October 17, 1956
This is a photo I took of a photo I saw during a recent visit to the Academy Museum. It was taken during the premiere of “Giant” that took place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 17, 1956. I love … Continue reading
“Confessions of a Nazi Spy” plays the Warner Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1939
These days, over 80 years later, we tend to lump Confessions of a Nazi Spy together with all the WWII-themed movies that came out of the Hollywood war propaganda machine (and I mean that in a positive sense.) It’s easy … Continue reading
Warner Club dinner dance in the Biltmore Bowl at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940
Click on image for a larger view Happy 100th anniversary to the Biltmore Hotel! It opened 100 years ago on October 1, 1923 opposite Pershing Square in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where it still stands today. Nicknamed ‘the … Continue reading