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Tower Theatre at 8th Street and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
In this 1931 shot, we’re looking at the Tower Theatre at 8th Street and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles. It opened on October 12, 1927 and a couple of months later it was where Warner Bros. previewed the “The Jazz Singer” … Continue reading
Daily production call sheet for “Casablanca” at Rick’s Cafe on Soundstage 8, Warner Bros Studios, June 27, 1942
***UPDATE*** – I was later corrected by someone who knows way more about this than I do: “It’s actually the production report from the Assistant director that is put out at the end of the day. It has the wrap … Continue reading
Bette Davis’s dressing room on the Warner Bros studio lot, Burbank, California
It’s not often that we get a peek into the daily working life of a top movie star, so this shot is quite rare. It was Bette Davis’s dressing room on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank. I would … Continue reading
Humphrey Bogart’s platform shoes worn during the making of “Casablanca.” (1942)
The chaotic filming of Casablanca was only one reason why Humphrey Bogart wasn’t in a happy place in 1942. Another reason was that his marriage to Mayo Methot was foundering on the rocks so badly they were known around Los … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd past Warner Bros Theatre, Hollywood where Errol Flynn in “The Dawn Patrol” is playing, Hollywood, December 1938
Posting a Christmas photo in May might seem strange, but this one was just so pretty that I decided to post it now. We’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd from Wilcox Ave. We know it’s December because the “Santa Claus … Continue reading
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Revealing: ALL THE GIN JOINTS – a novel of World War II Hollywood
During the past couple of years since I finished writing my Hollywood’s Garden of Allah series, I have written a couple of biographical novels: specifically Chasing Salomé about actress Alla Nazimova, and The Heart of the Lion about MGM producer, … Continue reading
Warners Theatre, 9404 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1931
One of my favorite of all the old theaters in Los Angeles is the Warners Theater at 9404 Wilshire Blvd, on the corner of Canon Drive in Beverly Hills. As we can see from this photo, it was a palace … Continue reading
The premiere of “My Man” at the Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1928
Where would Hollywood movie premieres be without powerful searchlights needling the night sky? This shot was taken at the premiere of Fanny Brice’s movie debut, “My Man” at the Warners Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. The movie opened during the messy … Continue reading
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Teasing the stuff that dreams are made of because this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Yesterday, I wrote the two sweet words you get to type after you finish the first draft of a new novel you thought would take three months but ended up taking four. I never like to give out hints of … Continue reading
Frank Capra filming “Meet John Doe” in fake rain at Wrigley Field Stadium, Los Angeles, 1941
Filming a scene with hundreds of extras is enough of a headache, but Frank Capra had the additional challenge of filming this scene from Warner Bros. “Meet John Doe,” at night AND in the rain. Being Hollywood, it was of … Continue reading