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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/...7846ea8a_b.jpgThe Big Sleep, Howard Hawks, 1946
The world is full of glamour shots and portraits of Lauren Bacall. I thought we'd look at something like this instead. Howard Hawks (on the left) reads through a scene one last time with his players before committing it to celluloid. Next to Hawks is Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier: 'A half-smart guy, that's what I always draw. Never once a man who's smart all the way around the course. Never once.' Philip Marlowe: 'I hurt you much, sugar?' Agnes Lowzier: 'You and every other man I've ever met.', Next an unnamed script girl (I wish we had her name), Then Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutlege: 'Do you always think you can handle people like, uh, trained seals?' Philip Marlowe: 'Uh-huh. I usually get away with it too.' Vivian: 'How nice for you.' And then, of course, Bogie as Phillip Marlowe: 'She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up.' The fine, stalwart supporting player Jean Louis Heydt as Joe Brody listens intently on the right. Warner Bros., Howard Hawks, 1946 |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Bowl1948HA.jpg Historic Aerials Just six years later and the Cahuenga Pass Freeway had become part of the Hollywood Freeway. The old underpass had been removed, as had many of the houses directly south of the intersection. If you include the new median, Highland Avenue had become more than twice its original width as it passed the entrance to the Hollywood Bowl. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Bowl1954HA.jpg Historic Aerials |
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MichaelRyerson: That's a great photo! Shot right on the set where the scene was filmed. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps13f6f4ae.jpg The Big Sleep, Warner Brothers, 1946 http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps483b2f0a.jpg The Big Sleep, Warner Brothers, 1946 |
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Somewhat interesting side note: Sonia Darrin (Agnes Lowzier) is the mother of Mason Reese a name which may be familiar to some of us nla'ers of a certain age. |
FYI, there are two versions of the Bogart/Bacall "The Big Sleep" extant, one from 1945 and an expanded version from 1946 with the celebrated "racehorse" scene. Roger Ebert thought the second was better, others (including myself) disagree.
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Absolutely brilliant, Graybeard! I'll have nightmares about this for weeks! Two thumbs up! :):):):)
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I agree. Not only did the racehorse scene add nothing to the film. it caused the entire scene at the DA's office (where the complicated plot was somewhat cleared up) to be entirely cut from the film. However, the 1940's audience loved the racehorse scene, which I guess, proves that people were just as shallow back then as they are today. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps0895ac19.jpg The Big Sleep, Warner Brothers, 1945 MichaelRyerson: Re: Reece Mason - Yipes! |
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http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psfb034a16.jpg L.A. Times 1936 tunnel opening in Santa Monica Posted By: Scott Harrison Posted On: 12:21 a.m. | August 13, 2014 Feb. 1, 1936: Dedication of new tunnel in Santa Monica linking Roosevelt Highway with Olympic and Lincoln boulevards. Staff photographer Bob Jakobsen’s original caption reported: Scene near tunnel opened yesterday (Saturday – Feb. 1, 1936) afternoon in Santa Monica, as another important link was added to the Roosevelt Highway system. Hundreds crowded the scene despite a drizzling rain as county, state and city officials dedicated the tunnel, located at the head of Santa Monica pier. The tunnel was formerly used, before its reconstruction into a much larger capacity road, by Pacific Electric Streetcar system. An article in the Feb. 2, 1936 Los Angeles Times reported: SANTA MONICA, Feb. 1. (Exclusive)–A drizzling rain today failed to hold back a crowd that witnessed the formal opening of the new 400-foot tunnel in Santa Monica linking Roosevelt Coast Highway traffic with the coast route south, Olympic Boulevard and arteries to metropolitan Los Angeles. The new bore, costing $200,000, running under Ocean Avenue along Colorado Avenue, was formally opened to traffic by Earl Lee Kelly, State Director of Public Works. The ceremony was preceded by a parade headed by the Santa Monica Municipal Band. … The tunnel became known as the Olympic Tunnel. In 1969, it was renamed the Robert E. McClure Tunnel – honoring the former editor of the Santa Monica Outlook. Today the tunnel connects the Santa Monica Freeway and Pacific Coast Highway. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4af5b30b.jpg L.A. Times Feb. 1936: A new Ford V-8 Fordor sedan exits the new tunnel in Santa Monica onto Olympic Boulevard, which leads to Lincoln Boulevard. The tunnel connected those streets with the Roosevelt Highway. Credit: Los Angeles Times. Today: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps181e20c9.jpg Google Street View |
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:hi: The McClure Tunnel: http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=9236 (Pre USC format change. :no:) http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=9782 https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/...477929652e.jpghttps://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/...477929652e.jpg http://www.cahighways.org/001-008.html |
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I found this 1927 picture of the western end of the tunnel when it still only had to accommodate a single PE track. On the right is the Santa Monica Bath House and Pier Auto Park. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...icaTunnel1.jpg USC Digital Library A similar view today. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...icaTunnel2.jpg GSV |
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