Chorus Girls from the Hollywood Revue of 1929. Red Lights (1923) A line of chorus girls showing off their legs from a 1927 film. Chorus girl from The Dance of Life (1929) Pointed Heels (1929) Peggy Larson in Paris (1929) Show of Shows (1929) The Devil’s […]
“It is not only the male you must fear. There is, it is said, at the castle, that which is worse: a woman — for a woman should give life, not take it — and when a woman is of the Devil, that is worse than the Devil himself.” — Caroll Borland from her book, […]
“I trained myself to be able to imagine an entire musical sequence without having sets put up on the stage, to film it exactly as it would be seen on the screen without the help of editing or of multiple cameras. Everything is prepared in my head beforehand. I tell the cameraman what I want, […]
The Alexandria Hotel at 501 South Spring Street became Los Angeles’s first five-star luxury when it opened on February 12, 1906. It also served as the city’s main social center from 1906 to the end of 1920. The hotel appears in Haunted by History Vol. 1. I’ve included a few photos of the hotel through the years. Check back often because this […]
As we all know, Hollywood is not a city. It is a neighborhood, perhaps the most famous one in the world. Here is a short history told through photos. Come back often because there is a lot to add. The Six Mile House, named for its distance to Los Angeles, was a liquor/wine bar […]
Life in Los Angeles in the 1930s Above photo: Downtown Los Angeles in 1930. The corner of Temple and Broadway, circa 1930. Howe’s “At the Sign of the Indian” Complete Motor Service, located at 7456 Melrose Avenue, circa 1930. Proprietor: Leon D. Howe. (Photo: LAPL 00057621) The Umbrella Service Station, General Petroleum […]
A collection of Movie Posters, ads and Lobby Cards that aren’t featuring the likeness of any particular star…or a star covered on this website. Above: Mysteries of the Sky (1907) Les Mysteres du Ciel Movie Poster Coffee / Tea Mug – Steampunk – Science Fiction Earthbound (1920) A Modern Salome (1920). With […]
“If I were going to advise a girl how to get in pictures I almost believe I would tell her to have her father and mother separate. It seems that that all women stars in pictures had parents who separated, the fathers going their own way and the mothers remaining to get their daughters in […]
“My Salome costume seems to me far more decent than those directoire dresses, or the bathing garments worn by respectable women – who have no intention of bathing in them – on the beach. And I am sure, quite sure, it is more decent than some of the gowns worn in opera houses. I feel […]
“I wanted to act, but all Hollywood wanted me to do was show my legs and chew gum.” – June Havoc Here is another anecdote written by Erskine Johnson: June Havoc was quite a problem to the publicity boys when she first landed in Hollywood. The R.K.O. publicity department called her into a staff meeting and […]