by Gilliam, Rodney; Standard Oil Company of California
Projected medium / 1949
TitleLos Angeles "City of Destiny"
Item typeProjected medium
Author(s)Gilliam, Rodney
ImprintUnited States Standard of California, 1949
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
NotesPacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.
Physical description1 reel of 1 (31 min.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. print.

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1949
Author: 
Gilliam, Rodney
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Standard of California
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LEADER 00000ngm a2200277Ka 4500 001 55022496 005 20040426 TAPE OCLC0426: 0047 007 mr caaadmnarauuac------ 008 040427s1949 xxu031 mleng d 009 Reclvl: f Addate: 040427 Addid: OCL Moddate: 080606 Modid: XRF 035 (PFA-FILM)11371 035 GLADN185219585 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 090 |b1612-37-3015 245 00 Los Angeles "City of Destiny"|h[motion picture] / |cStandard of California presents ; a Rodney Gilliam production. 257 United States. 260 United States :|bStandard of California,|c[1949?]. 300 1 reel of 1 (31 min.) :|bopt sd., col. ;|c16 mm.|3print. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CUY. 520 Car through desert towards mountain ranges. Scenics: palms, orchards, vineyards. Spanish style buildings. Beaches, housing. Los Angeles stockshots: street scenes, buildings. Roads and traffic. L.A. civic center: City Hall, Hall of Justice, Federal building, County General Hospital. Hotels and apartments. Modern architecture. Public library. Old Town: street market, local working with wrought iron. Hispanic man playing harp. Girl doing Spanish dancing, flamenco. Spanish fiesta: xylophone and guitars provide music. Old Plaza Church: fountains, High Sierra mountains, aqueduct system, waterways and canals. Pipeline through desert, reservoirs. Suburban housing and gardens, mansions. More suburbs and flowers. Eucalyptus tree, bougainvillaea, jacaranda tree, poinsettias. Highways and road network around Los Angeles, traffic, cars. Wilshire boulevard, travelling shot. UCLA: students on campus. University of Southern California. Football match between UCLA and USC: crowds in stadium, opening ceremony. Hollywood: pan across city. Cross roads at Hollywood and Vine: traffic. Sunset and Vine: NBC studios. Grauman's Chinese Theater. Paving stones with hand prints, walk of fame. 20th Century Fox studios. RKO studios and behind scenes filming of Baltimore Escapade 520 [Adventure in Baltimore]. Director Richard Wallace signals for take, actors waiting, scene being filmed, camera on tracks filming Shirley Temple. Producer Richard Berger and Shirley Temple discuss next scene. Sound man on lot. Camera crane. Steam train into shot. Star Robert Young into shot. Shirley Temple having make-up applied. Various shots movie being shot. Night shots Hollywood, Paramount movie theater. Lobby of cinema during premiere. Santa Claus Lane. Sunrise over Hollywood bowl: girls blowing trumpets, children's choir at Hollywood bowl for Easter. San Fernando Valley: studios, golf courses, houses. Hydro electric power: Hoover dam, electricity pylons. Industry and factories. Car production, steel foundry, lathe cutting steel. Oil derricks. Aircraft and tarmac. Workers leaving factories. Harbor, port areas. Ships in dock. Yacht harbour: shots from boat of palatial launch, smaller boats and industrial tankers. Docks: unloading and loading freight. Ocean liner pulling out from dock. Car park for farmers market. Food and produce on sale. Visitors at tables on outdoor patios. Los Angeles park: boating. Pershing Square: crowds watching soap box orators. Griffith Park: families having picnics and relaxing on grass. Children playing. Outdoor festival, 520 venture in Baltimore]. Director Richard Wallace signals for take, actors waiting, scene being filmed, camera on tracks filming Shirley Temple. Producer Richard Berger and Shirley Temple discuss next scene. Sound man on lot. Camera crane. Steam train into shot. Star Robert Young into shot. Shirley Temple having make-up applied. Various shots movie being shot. Night shots Hollywood, Paramount movie theater. Lobby of cinema during premiere. Santa Claus Lane. Sunrise over Hollywood bowl: girls blowing trumpets, children's choir at Hollywood bowl for Easter. San Fernando V 590 PFA 1612-37-3015. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last checked: April 23, 2004 scratched, good color. 630 00 Adventure in Baltimore (Motion picture) 651 0 Los Angeles (Calif.)|xDescription and travel. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Travelogues.|2mim 700 1 Gilliam, Rodney. 710 2 Standard Oil Company of California. 935 GLADN185219585 954 20120801|bMarcive Authority Bib 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 01|bCUY