In my attempt to reconstruct the floor plan of Rick’s Café Americain, from the movie Casablanca, I discovered that there were two separate sets in which the scenes were filmed, also there were certain areas that just did not exist because of the way the set was designed (as seen in the photos below), thus making an exact replica impossible. As far as I could tell the gambling hall was just beyond the bar, as this was the direction the police went and Signor Ugarte (Peter Lorre) came from (22:16), though watching the people in the restaurant proper turned after the gunshot (22:14) would make you think it was the opposite direction. I have done my best to fit all the pieces together in the most logical placement. Probably the best overall view of the café was between the 6:45 and 7:05 markers of the film. Continue reading “Rick’s Café Americain, 1942”
Category: Silver Screen
Movies, Movie Posters, and the stars that propelled them into the spotlight.
Black Legion, 1937
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence. (IMDb)
Tarzan and the She-devil, 1953
Lillian Bond
Lilian Bond, January 18, 1908 – January 25, 1991
Making Metropolis, 1926
Various imagery and sketches showing how Fritz Lang’s Metropolis came into being.
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Babylon (Intolerance), 1916
Set of Babylon, DW Griffith’s silent epic “Intolerance” 1916.
Linda Darnell, 1944
Pin-up photos for Yank, the Army Weekly, 1944
The Ideal Screen Type, 1928
In the eyes of a Hollywood film studio, silent film star Anita Page, consisted of all the traits they found to be “ideal”. They came to their conclusion by taking the “best” attributes of stars at the time.
Assassination, 2015
While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies’ forces are hunting them down.(IMDb)
Korean, with English subtitles
The Thrill Hunter, 1933
Buck portrays himself as a hero, but in reality he is braggart and a liar; he tells tall tales about exploits he never did, such as racing cars and flying airplanes in China. When he is falsely credited with taking down a couple of bandits, he is brought to Hollywood to be a star. However, Buck’s lies become too much, and when he is asked to fly a plane, the truth comes out. But when Marjorie is kidnapped, Buck has a chance to redeem himself and save the day. (Oldies.com)
