Category Archives: Hollywood

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “Old Gringo.” Please congratulate Mary Mallory for identifying it.] Here’s today’s mystery photo! ALSO A Telling Tale of Mexican Revolution Sparks Row Over Who's Doing … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Lost and Found — Grauman’s Footprints in Cement

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Sept. 9, 1982: Perhaps you recall recent stories about the discovery of footprints in slabs of concrete that were removed from outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during construction of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Here’s more on the … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 2, 1941

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 2, 1941: Tom Treanor interviews an observer for the U.S. government: "The Germans will risk practically nothing," he says. “Their whole military strategy is based on not taking risks. They never sacrifice their men … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: As nearly everyone realized, this is the filming of “A Small Circle of Friends” in 1979.] We have moved from the era of the 4×5 camera to 35 millimeter, which … Continue reading →

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Recalling a Friend and a Great Librarian

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

        his is Elizabeth C. Franklin or Miss Franklin to those of us who worked for her. It wasn't until she loaned me her precious Film Index of 1941 with her name written inside that I learned … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 31, 1961

Posted on January 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 31, 1961: After hearing reports that the Lady in Black had vanished, and then rumors that she had returned, Paul Coates interviews Ditra Flame.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: As everyone realized, this is “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” in an image published Sept. 3, 1939, with Edwin Schallert’s story about the current trend in Hollywood of "just what … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 30, 1961

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Jan. 30, 1961: Paul Coates has a feature on Ditra Flame, who mourns at Valentino’s tomb as the Lady in Black. ALSO The Ladies in Black on the Daily Mirror

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‘Fantasia’ Acclaimed as Film Masterpiece

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Jan. 30, 1941: The Times publishes three items on the Los Angeles premiere of “Fantasia”: A review of the film by Edwin Schallert, a music review by Isabel Morse Jones and a color story on … Continue reading →

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Hidden Artistry — Fooling the Camera

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

      “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”         “Tennessee Johnson”   Arye Michael Bender's comments on the "carved panels" in "Mr. Smith" reminded me of the painted statues in "Tennessee Johnson." Here's a better look.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Update: Here’s a fun discovery. The Times published this photo to accompany a 1970 feature on cameraman Virgil Miller. According to the caption information, this is the crew filming … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 28, 1941

Posted on January 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 28, 1941: Times reporter Tom Treanor, having recently returned from Europe, writes about conditions in Nazi-occupied France.  Edwina Booth, whose life turned to tragedy when she contracted a tropical fever during filming of "Trader Horn" … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is Hugh Herbert, but the rest of the people in the photo are unidentified. Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Mary Mallory, Carmen, Rotter, Mark Heimback-Nielsen, Eve, Cold in Phoenix, Roget-L.A., … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 27, 1961

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

              Jan. 27, 1961: Carroll Van Court asks Mirror readers to pray for Mel Blanc, who was badly injured in a car crash. Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and endures a reader’s taunts … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 27, 1941

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 27, 1941: Tom Treanor writes about the popularity of the Lockheed Hudson among British fliers. “The Hudson's such a sweetheart to the British airmen that it has been made the heroine of their next-to-the-dirtiest war … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is a production shot from “Tennessee Johnson,” published Jan. 2, 1943. The fellow  on the ladder with the gloves is director William Dieterle.] In this mystery scene, we have … Continue reading →

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Location Sleuth — ‘Farewell, My Lovely’

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

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 … Continue reading →

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Philip K. Scheuer, Town Called Hollywood, Jan. 26, 1941

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 26, 1941: Times reporter Tom Treanor, having returned from Europe, writes about the black market money exchange in Romania. Jimmie Fidler has the day off. Philip K. Scheuer writes about the filming of two Norman … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is Joan Crawford in “The Ice Follies of 1939.” ]Hm. What’s going on here?

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Location Sleuth

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

        I was watching the 1975 version of “Farewell, My Lovely” for the first time in a long while and began wondering how they got the neon sign from the Earl Carroll Theatre for the opening titles. … Continue reading →

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