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Billboard for Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, circa 1940s during WWII
Never wanting to miss an opportunity at promoting a great job they were doing with the war effort, this circa early 1940s billboard outside the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank is telling the world that not only was this “The … Continue reading
Aerial shot of First National / Warner Bros. Studios soundstage with sign to Mines Airfield, 1928
At first glance of this aerial shot of First National / Warner Bros. Studios, I wondered what mines are in LA? And why would Warners paint a huge sign on top of one of their soundstages pointing to one? But … Continue reading
“Top Speed” plays the Warner Hollywood Theater at 6433 Hollywood Blvd (1930)
It looks like Warner Bros. were going all out to promote their Joe E. Brown vehicle, “Top Speed” with half a dozen vertical banners hanging from their Warner Bros. Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The movie came out in the summer … Continue reading
Warner Brothers – First National Pictures Studios, Olive Ave, Burbank, 1936
This photo of the Warner Brothers – First National PicturesStudios on Olive Ave in Burbank was taken in 1936, the year that movies produced there were no longer either Warner or First National but were all credited as Warner-First National. … Continue reading
The Vitagraph Motion Picture Company, 2nd St, Santa Monica, 1912
The Vitagraph Company was one of the biggest motion picture studios in the early era of American film. Originally founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1897, they established another studio on 2nd Street in Santa Monica in 1911. This photo was … Continue reading
Billboard advertising Fox’s “Sunrise” at the Carthay Circle and Warner’s “The Jazz Singer” at the Criterion downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1927
Here’s an interesting billboard combination. Taking up two-thirds of it is Fox’s “Sunrise” – a film not many people remember even though it was the first feature film with an actual sound track. The other third is taken up with … Continue reading
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Humphrey Bogart’s Warner Bros work card, issued January 6, 1936 when he was living at the Garden of Allah Hotel
Well now, here’s a wonderful find: Humphrey Bogart’s Warner Bros. work card. He signed his WB on December 10, 1935, and on January 6, 1936—the day this card was issued—Warner Bros. held a trade preview for “The Petrified Forest.” So … Continue reading
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Publicity bus outside Warner Bros. Studios On Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1928
I wish I knew more about what was going on outside the Warner Bros. Studios on Sunset Blvd. when this photo was taken in 1928. Back then, Warners was riding high on their industry-changing movie, The Jazz Singer. Their Sunset … Continue reading
“Do Not Open While Red Lights Are On – Vitaphoning” On the Warner Brothers Studios lot, 1937
I’d say someone on the Warner Bros. lot had a sense of humor. The sign on this soundstage door reads “Do Not Open While Red Lights Are On – Vitaphoning.” Vitaphone was the sound recording system developed by Warner Bros. … Continue reading
Warner Brothers Studios entrance, Olive Ave, Burbank, California – circa early 1930s versus 2016
Here we have a “then and now” comparison of the main entrance to Warner Brothers studios on Olive Ave in Burbank. The top photo was taken in the early 1930s and the bottom one in 2016. Apart from the huge … Continue reading