Category Archives: Hollywood

Scarlett’s Costumes Nearly ‘Gone With the Wind’

Posted on August 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Crane bathroom fixtures. Credit: Life magazine, April 29, 1957.   We grew up in a sterile, cookie-cutter home, on a sterile, cookie-cutter street, in a sterile suburb of Chicago, where all the people were white and all the bathrooms … Continue reading →

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Location Sleuth: Lasky Mesa

Posted on August 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: “Charge of the Light Brigade,” filmed at Lasky Mesa. James Curtis’ interview with Dick Lane touched on a filming location known as Lasky Mesa. Films shot there include “Rose of the Rancho” 1914, “The Thundering Herd” (1925), “The Charge … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Witzel Photograph

Posted on August 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Witzel photo of actress Dorothy Phillips has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $19.99. Phillips received a one-paragraph obituary in The Times on March 10, 1980.

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Location Sleuth: ‘Crime Wave’

Posted on August 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

Back in 2008, Scott of Tropico Station decided to revisit Glendale locations used in “Crime Wave.” Voila! Photo 1: “Crime Wave.” Photo 2: San Fernando road looking north. Credit: Tropico Station.

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Dick Lane, Part 5

Posted on August 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Dick Lane with Laurel and Hardy in “The Bullfighters.” This is Part 5 of James Curtis’ 1975 interview with Dick Lane. In this segment, Lane discusses Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, making “Wonder Man” with Danny Kaye and … Continue reading →

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Coming Tomorrow: James Curtis’ L.A. Voices – Dick Lane, Part 5

Posted on August 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Dick Lane in “Boom Town.” Coming up tomorrow: Part 5 of James Curtis’ interview with Dick Lane, who discusses Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, making “Wonder Man” with Danny Kaye and televising pro wrestling.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +++]

Posted on August 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery lady! [Updated: There’s a new photo on the jump!]

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s a sparkling mystery woman, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s an intense mystery fellow, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Coming Attractions: Culinary Historians Used Cookbook Sale

Posted on August 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: The Santa Barbara Junior League Cookbook, 1939. Credit: L.A. Daily Mirror archives. The Culinary Historians of Southern California will hold its annual used cookbook sale on Aug. 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hollywood Farmers Market, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Van Nuys Plane Crash Kills 2 – Aug. 11, 1941

Posted on August 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Aug. 11, 1941: Walter P. Palmer and William S. Raney are killed when their plane goes into a spin during a flying lesson and crashes into a bean field at Woodley Avenue and Oxnard Street in Van Nuys, which is … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on August 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

Our mystery lady has at least one fan.

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Dick Lane, Part 4

Posted on August 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Photo: Dick Lane in 1947. The woman may be Jane Harvey, who was crowned “Queen of Television Week” in March 1947. Credit: Steve Dichter Collection. This is Part 4 of James Curtis’ 1975 interview with Dick Lane. In this … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Helene Costello (d. 1957). And yes, that is quite a bracelet.] Here’s a photo of a mystery woman and some mystery jewelry, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

Our friend Fibber sends along this mystery photo

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

This 1939 Packard Hearse has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $16,000, but there is a reserve. Queen of the Dead—dateline August 8, 2011    •  Milly del Rubio, the last of the amusingly camp del Rubio Triplets, died … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘London After Midnight’

Posted on August 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

A German poster for the lost film “London After Midnight” has been listed on EBay. Notice that the vendor is in Spain. Also notice that it is listed as Buy It Now for $14,000. As with anything on EBay, an … Continue reading →

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Changeling Stories — Part 3

Posted on August 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Tony Rivetti Jr. / Universal PicturesAbove, Colm Feore as Police Chief James Davis, “Changeling,” set in 1928. Los Angeles Times file photoAbove, Police Chief James Davis, 1926. Northcott signs confession. I don’t care much for the press passes … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Florentine Gardens

Posted on August 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

This souvenir photograph from the Florentine Gardens has been listed on EBay. Most of these pictures come in a cardboard holder that’s stamped with a date. This one isn’t marked, oddly enough, but a comparison with my reference file indicates … Continue reading →

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