MARC WANAMAKER Presents THE FIRST 55 MOVIE STUDIOS in Los Angeles: Poverty Row Studios

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  • Опубліковано 23 січ 2025
  • The foremost authority on the earliest days of the film business in southern California, MARC WANAMAKER, eminent historian, preservationist and founder of Bison Archives gives a MASTER CLASS on the first 55 movie studios to set up shop; and how they evolved into the major film studios of today.
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  • @w.a.a.
    @w.a.a. 6 місяців тому +3

    I was at this presentation and it was excellent as you can see. Very happy to find this to relive again. Marc is the premier Hollywood historian.

  • @rl3293
    @rl3293 3 місяці тому +2

    I am sooooo happy I found this channel! I have been obsessed by old hollywood and all the behind the scenes workings of it all. Also the old buildings; the stars, Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand, the old studios, just everything. I did a paper on Films in American Culture back in the way back machine in college on D.W. Griffith and my parents who grew up in Los Angeles in the the teens and twenties/thirties shared so many stories that just filled my cup all my growing up years. I have an old book from way back, that is a compilation of old Vanity Fair Magazine black and white photos and it's of the old stars from the silent film era. Oh how I wish I lived in California; I would be down there visiting in person!
    Thank you! Suzanne - Seattle, WA

    • @CulverCityHistory
      @CulverCityHistory  3 місяці тому +1

      Welcome to the party, Suzanne! Glad you came aboard.

  • @JJANEKIL
    @JJANEKIL 7 місяців тому +14

    He always does the most comprehensive talks on early Los Angeles... bravo

  • @silentstarr5
    @silentstarr5 11 місяців тому +12

    Greetings from Toronto. Marc Wanamaker is a true hero of Hollywood/early film/Los Angeles history. His presentations are always informative and his exuberance for the subject is endless. I enjoyed this presentation and thank the CCHS for sharing it with those of us not able to attend in person.

  • @lizlocher3612
    @lizlocher3612 7 місяців тому +5

    Just heard you say you were the Historical Advisor on the Robert Downey Jr. Chaplin film, of which I owned the VHS until I lost most of my collection unfortunately. It is by far one of my MOST favorite movies I used to watch a couple times a week!!! I definitely recognize the Mack Sennet style studios from the pics you are showing n remember Sennet n Chaplin arguing about the skill of Mabel Normand as a director, n the fact that she wanted to be a director, as a woman in that era, was awesome to me,,!!! You are a TRUE FOUNDING FATHER of Hollywood's History n I am sooo glad I found this video of yours, Marc Wanamaker, today on Father's Day!!! What a wonderful win for me to find n enjoy at 67 yrs old as a retired entertainer, ballet dancer, exotic dancer, stage actress, singer, songwriter, n Burlesque Performer in the 1980's!!! I am an aficionado of ALL entertainment history, n STILL watch the black n white movies every night for a few hours one after another to try n fall asleep, as they were introduced to me by my Mom in the 1960's as a kid staying up late at night n watching them with her, n to me they are the BEST movies around now!!!!!

  • @BruceChanen
    @BruceChanen 8 місяців тому +5

    New to Culver City. The streets are filled with entertainment memories. So many nooks and crannies. Loved this presentation. Thanks for posting.

  • @barbaraflores3506
    @barbaraflores3506 5 місяців тому +2

    My great uncle, Tom Mix did some filming at Edendale aka "Mixville". King of the Silent Screen Cowboy's.

  • @ConceptuallyYour
    @ConceptuallyYour 4 місяці тому

    Each song on this channel is a message from the past, containing so many emotions and memories. ✉

  • @barryobrien7935
    @barryobrien7935 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you so much for your dedication in preserving this important history. I worked at Prospect & Talmadge for several years. Lived nearby so always appreciated the history in east Hollywood.

  • @donaldduncan7095
    @donaldduncan7095 7 місяців тому +4

    This goes into my favorites file.⭐ Thanks! love this kind Hollywood history (with rare photos).🎥 Well done.👍👍

  • @apollocobain8363
    @apollocobain8363 11 місяців тому +4

    19:24 Edendale Studios map 23:37 Christie takes over Nestor at Sunset & Gower NW 30:00 Sunset Gower (1915 - 1944) 36:10 early Columbia along Gower 38:50 he saved Columbia's archives, works with Fox archives now 42:55 first policewoman was at Universal, Lois Weber was "mayor" 48:44 Gower and Melrose with facades / backlot 53:21 Lasky glass stage
    56:58 Fox Western 1921 original 58:33 Mabel Normand in 1916
    1:03:48 Ramona sets at Melrose & Bronson (1915) 1:06:46 Ruth Roland - great pic! wow 1:08:08 TEC Art at Melrose and Bronson, great street shot 1928 sync sound billboard - Cinephone at Clune, Roy and Walt D
    1:09:42 Robin Hood sets near LaBrea and Santa Monica Blvd 1922 1:15:21 Hal Roach enclosed stage 1921 gorgeous - Inceville
    A fantastic overview of the 1908 - 1922 period! Thank you Marc!

  • @williamgraff7593
    @williamgraff7593 11 місяців тому +4

    thanks for sharing this most informative presentation!

  • @mtngrl5859
    @mtngrl5859 6 місяців тому +1

    Marc thanks for such an insightful talk on early Hollywood. In Cinema studies, I studied Oscar Micheaux and his race cinema. This early period of Hollywood was an exciting time to have been a part of.

  • @Tony-l2e
    @Tony-l2e 7 місяців тому

    I lived at the corner of Franklin & Gower
    in the 90's and passed by these streets everyday and had no idea of the history until now,
    I enjoyed the trip down memory lane, Thanks...

  • @mareerogers364
    @mareerogers364 7 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic! Oscar Micheux I knew but not Noble Johnson back story. Awesome presentation.

  • @matineesonmainstreet2005
    @matineesonmainstreet2005 11 місяців тому +4

    Wow. I do a podcast on early film history and I am currently researching Bison's move to LA. I was surprised to find this video posted just four days ago. Not only is it very timely for me, Mr. Wanamaker is an incredible fount of information on the LA part of the story. I will check out his podcast for the history of the studios and look for his book . Thank you vey much. And if you have the opportunity, thank him for me, also. Alan Linquist

  • @marktwain5232
    @marktwain5232 7 місяців тому +1

    This was just wonderful! Thank you so much!

  • @DianeLasek
    @DianeLasek 11 місяців тому +3

    Marc, This is fabulous!!! Can you share the name of the book about how the Cossack's rode for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Shows? Thank you!

  • @movieedge7370
    @movieedge7370 11 місяців тому +2

    Fascinating and fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @glennstenbergkvist5971
    @glennstenbergkvist5971 7 місяців тому +2

    Magnificent presentation!

  • @fernandoalegria4240
    @fernandoalegria4240 7 місяців тому +1

    Raised in Edendale in the 50s. It was appropriately named. We lived on Aaron st. in a rear house for $47 a month. From the earliest memories, we were a poor brown family living in a neighborhood where people were very friendly, with a splattering of Beatniks. It was wonderful, now I know why.

  • @carolynkingsley4421
    @carolynkingsley4421 7 місяців тому

    Love Hollywood history. Thanks for doing this.

  • @iancamarillo
    @iancamarillo 7 місяців тому +1

    What a great presentation!

  • @deantmoodyvoice
    @deantmoodyvoice 7 місяців тому

    As usual, Marc, you brilliantly enlighten with your knowledge and presentation! We met many times during my 20 years at Raleigh. I miss chatting with you!

  • @angelocolombus889
    @angelocolombus889 7 місяців тому

    Excellent presentation

  • @anita.fringe
    @anita.fringe 11 місяців тому +1

    I hated to miss this! Thanks for the video!

  • @lizlocher3612
    @lizlocher3612 7 місяців тому

    The "Circle" of Anna Littles Photos coming back to YOU is TOTALLY the definition of "Karmic Circle of Life"!!!

  • @ScottStentenFilms
    @ScottStentenFilms 7 місяців тому +2

    This is amazing, in this time of changing weather to see hollywood when everything was as it was,,, and what stories,,, I will have to track down more of Marc Wanamakers books and presentations,, american entrepeneurs at their best

  • @JSB1882
    @JSB1882 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for mentioning Randolph Scott's horse. lol I just watched every Scott western from 1950 to 1962 and I had the same feeling about his horse. I even was trying to find info on that horse.

  • @savantartists5273
    @savantartists5273 11 місяців тому +3

    LOOOVE THIS!!!

  • @billionaire33
    @billionaire33 6 місяців тому

    Can't wait to watch this.

  • @farrosernaque
    @farrosernaque 7 місяців тому

    Did anyone else notice the small detail at 5:23? It’s so cool!

  • @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel
    @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel 7 місяців тому +1

    i would like to know more about the Essanay Studio that was at Venice and Catturagus

    • @churchofpos2279
      @churchofpos2279 7 місяців тому

      There was also an Essanay Studio in Niles, CA. Now known as Fremont, CA. The studio is gone , but some of the worker cottages still exist.

    • @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel
      @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel 5 місяців тому

      @churchofpos2279 yes, but there are records that Essanay had a studio at the corner of Catturagus Ave and Venice but I am unable to find any info about it. There is still an old odd looking building and I'm curious about it.

    • @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel
      @ItsMikeSandovalsYouTubeChannel 5 місяців тому

      @churchofpos2279 yes, but there are records that Essanay had a studio at the corner of Catturagus Ave and Venice but I am unable to find any info about it. There is still an old odd looking building and I'm curious about it.

  • @abelincoln3261
    @abelincoln3261 7 місяців тому +2

    The novel focuses on Ramona, who is half-Indian, and her Indian lover, Alessandro. As the story opens, Ramona is the ward of her aristocratic, haughty stepmother, Señora Moreno. Even though the romance is forbidden by Señora Moreno, Ramona falls in love with Alessandro, and they flee Moreno's hacienda and are married by a sympathetic priest.

  • @MilesBellas
    @MilesBellas 7 місяців тому

    This could be a documentary series !

  • @lizlocher3612
    @lizlocher3612 7 місяців тому

    Did NOT know about Ramona character by Red Wing n her husband!!! How wonderful for the Native Americans to have this excellent moniker for beginning film studios in California!!!

  • @constantreader7944
    @constantreader7944 6 місяців тому +1

    “Joining the colors” refers to joining the military. A common phrase back then.

  • @MilesBellas
    @MilesBellas 7 місяців тому

    Mitchel and Kenyon in the North West were film pioneers around 1890.

  • @griffhenshaw5631
    @griffhenshaw5631 7 місяців тому

    Movie Ramona was filmed at Warner Springs.

  • @elchoya8432
    @elchoya8432 6 місяців тому

    13:28,hopolong cassidys horse was TOPPER,

  • @brycesuderow3576
    @brycesuderow3576 7 місяців тому +1

    I was told that a lot of women and other marginalized people became involved very early on in the movie business. They were getting in on the ground floor so to speak.

  • @oldfarmshow
    @oldfarmshow 7 місяців тому

    👍👍

  • @savantartists5273
    @savantartists5273 11 місяців тому +2

    🎥❤👈🔥👉❤🎬

  • @addicted2baseballrgd21
    @addicted2baseballrgd21 7 місяців тому

    48:00 nothing has changed

  • @davidgibson7615
    @davidgibson7615 3 місяці тому

    KFWB = Keep Fighting Warner Brothers

  • @karlfonner7589
    @karlfonner7589 5 місяців тому

    No Mention of Niles canyon whatsoever. and yes, Thomas Edison was Sue happy and Hollywood was close to the Mexican border. So everybody could make a run for the border.

  • @jimmywoo3885
    @jimmywoo3885 7 місяців тому

    You had me until Scientology.

  • @halvardedison1864
    @halvardedison1864 10 місяців тому

    'promosm' 💞

  • @gilcortezdfw
    @gilcortezdfw 7 місяців тому +11

    Hollywood's greatest special effect: NOT SHOWING ANY LATINOS IN MOVIES!

    • @barryobrien7935
      @barryobrien7935 7 місяців тому +9

      Dolores Del Rio, Ramon Navarro?

    • @searchthewind99
      @searchthewind99 7 місяців тому +6

      @@barryobrien7935 Antonio Moreno, Lupe Velez, Katy Jurado

    • @DennisParrish-p5s
      @DennisParrish-p5s 7 місяців тому +6

      @@barryobrien7935 lupe velez

    • @tickles5289
      @tickles5289 7 місяців тому +8

      RITA HAYWORTH... NOT HER REAL NAME!

    • @tickles5289
      @tickles5289 7 місяців тому

      Stop saying STUPID THINGS!
      HISPANICS (LATINOS) HAVE BEEN PART OF HOLLYWOOD