Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
On Location: Film & TV
Imagine living in a world without Orson Welles whispering 'Rosebud,' Judy
Garland clicking her sparkly red heels three times or the Terminator threaten-
ing 'I'll be back.' California is where all of these iconic film images hatched.
Shakespeare claimed 'all the world's a stage,' but in California, it's actually
more of a filming location set. With over 40 TV shows and scores of movies
shot here annually, every palm-lined boulevard or beach seems to come with
its own IMDB.com resume.
TIMELINE
MILESTONES IN CALIFORNIA FILM HISTORY
1914
The first full-length Hollywood feature movie, a silent Western drama
called
The Squaw Man,
is shot by director Cecil B DeMille.
1927
The first talkie,
The Jazz Singer,
ends the silent-film era. Sid Grauman
opens his Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where stars have been leaving
their handprints ever since.
1939
The Wizard of Oz
is the first wide-release movie shown in full color. Non-
etheless, it loses the Oscar for Best Picture to
Gone with the Wind
. Both
were filmed in Culver City.
