Visit to Hollywood, Los Angeles & San Diego Gone with the Wind Movie Set Home Movie 58874 (1954)

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This silent film is a home movie that shows a trip to Southern California that dates to 1954. The film starts with a shot at:20 of Mann's / Grauman's Chinese Theater with "There's No Business LIke Show Business" which debuted in December of 1954. At 1:08 the names of the famous are seen in the concrete at the theater. At 2:05 the Hollywood sign is visible in the distance. At 2:15 are shots from near the 101 Freeway of the approach to the Hollywood Bowl, and the entrance to the Bowl is seen at 2:30. At 2:35 the empty expanse of the Bowl is shown. At 3:18, driving on the streets of Los Angeles to the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, entrance at 3:30. At 4:39, a sweeping panorama of Los Angeles / San Fernando Valley from the Park. At 5:21 a replica of the David statue and other statuary are shown. At 6:20 the famous Farmer's Market on 3rd and Fairfax is shown. At 6;52 Ciro's nightclub with the Mills Brothers mentioned on the sign is followed by shots of the streets of Beverly Hills and mansions. At 8:49 the Warner Bros. Theater is seen in Hollywood. At 9:06 what might be the Santa Monica breakwater is shown. At 9:45 a large movie set or backlot is shown, looks like it was for a WWI movie. At 10:00 Martin's Livery stable is seen on the back lot. This is the MGM studio in Culver City backlot or "Forty Acres".. At 10:20 a ruined mansion is seen, actually the set of "Gone with the Wind" -- Tara. Ruins of other buildings are visible in shots at 10:37, possibly from the famed "Burning of…

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28 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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