Here’s another historic location in the 1975 film “Farewell, My Lovely,” a scene with Robert Mitchum and Jack O’Halloran at the Far East Cafe on 1st St. in Little Tokyo.
[These images are a little funky. They’re frame grabs from a copy of the film I taped off the air many years ago and recently transferred to DVD.]
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Ah, yes. The Far East Cafe in Little Tokyo. Last time I was there it was a visual Blast From The Past, a 1930-ish gem. Chinese food, of course. Japanese folks love Chinese food. I hear its been partually updated. Progress is a killer. I’m against it. “Fiddlesticks,” says Molly.
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That’s Moose Malloy. Would recognize him anywhere. Always lovesick, the big lug.
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You’re right it “was” the Far East Cafe” in Little Tokyo which my parents took us to in the 50’s. I say “was” because it was closed in the late 80’s, lay dormant, and was then gutted in the 90’s; and restored to it’s original look around 2001(?). Anyway, the menu had changed, the prices greatly increased, the food was….well… I stopped paying attention at that point. I hear it’s a swinging place again for the youngsters.
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