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Tag Archives: California
Murder in the Private Car 1934
Metro Goldwyn Mayer I first heard about this movie on one of my favorite blogs. The first part of the film is mostly on studio sets, but the big finish is just bursting with scenes along Southern Pacific Railroad’s Dunsmuir, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alco Locomotive Works, Baldwin Locomotive Works, California, Cascade Route, Charles Ruggles, Dunsmuir, Espee, Explosives, James Lileks, Mary Carlisle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mount Shasta, Murder in the Private Car 1934, Pullman, Pullman Observation, Roundhouse, Runaway train, San Lucas Pullman, Southern Pacific Railroad, Steam Locomotive, Una Merkel
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Cinerama Holiday 1955
Cinerama Productions Corp. The California Zephyr (CZ) comes to the big screen! The second Cinerama movie ever filmed, featured two married couples, the Marsh’s from the U.S. and the Troller’s from Switzerland, who “traded continents” to take a Cinerama Holiday. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatrice Troller, Cable Cars, California, California Highway 70, California Zephyr, Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Cinerama, Cinerama Holiday 1955, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Dome Cars, EMD F unit, Feather River Canyon, Fred Troller, Pulga, San Francisco, Technicolor, Vista Dome, Western Pacific Railroad
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Face of a Fugitive 1959
Columbia Pictures Fred MacMurray (as the crook Jim Larsen/alias Ray Kincaid) and Sierra Railroad #3 star in this fugitive-from-justice oater. Handcuffed to a lawman and on his way to prison via train, Larsen is sprung from captivity by his brother’s … Continue reading
Rails and Ties 2007
Warner Brothers The Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRY) in Ventura County, California has starred in hundreds of motion pictures and television ads. Just one of the movies filmed here is 2007’s Rails and Ties starring Kevin Bacon. The movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlas Model Railroad Company, California, Chicago & North Western Railroad, Coastal Blue, EMD F unit, Fillmore and Western Railway, Kevin Bacon, Los Angeles Union Passenger Depot, Model Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rails and Ties, Streamliners, Ventura County, Warner Brothers, William Shatner
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Bedloe’s Successor 1965
Filmways Television Columbia Broadcasting System My all-time favorite railroad-themed TV show was/is Petticoat Junction. While not a movie per se, P.J. is old enough to be ancient history to a lot of people. Color finally arrived with the third … Continue reading
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Tagged A Ticket to Tomahawk, Bea Benaderet, Bedloe's Successor 1965, C. & F. W. Railroad, California, Charles Lane, Columbia Broadcasting System, Edgar Buchanan, Emma Sweeny, Filmways Television, Gunilla Hutton, Higgins, Hooterville Cannonball, Hoyt Hotel, Jamestown, Linda Kaye Henning, Lori Sanders, Petticoat Junction, Rufe Davis, Shady Rest Hotel, Sierra Railroad, Sierra Railroad #3, Smiley Burnette
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The Cimarron Kid 1952
Universal Pictures It’s a shoot out at the Sierra Railroad roundhouse! Audie Murphy (Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid) stars in this Technicolor Western alongside three … Continue reading
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Tagged Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, California, Gold, Jamestown, Railtown 1897 Historical Park, Roundhouse, Sierra Railroad, Sierra Railroad #18, Sierra Railroad #24, Sierra Railroad #3, Steam Locomotive, The Cimarron Kid 1952, The Dalton Gang, Train Robbery, Universal Pictures, Yvette Duguay
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The Block Signal 1926
Gotham Productions A young Jean Arthur stars as the love interest in this silent picture filmed along the Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. Grace Ryan (Arthur) finds herself with two suitors – the cad Bert Steele and college … Continue reading
Girl Shy 1924
A Pathe Picture Whilst digging through my Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection (see my previous review of Now or Never 1921), I found another train-related silent in 1924’s Girl Shy. Not only is a steam train journey involved, but a key … Continue reading
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Tagged Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, California, Chatsworth tunnel, Electric Railroads, Espee, Girl Shy 1924, Harold Lloyd, Hollywood, Jobyna Ralston, La Grande Station Los Angeles, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, Pacific Electric, Pathe Pictures, Santa Fe Railway, Southern Pacific Railroad, Steam Locomotive, Streetcar, Union Pacific Railroad
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Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day 1996
Stark Productions / Antarctic Pictures Train Hype! Hey, someone actually made an “Indie” film about a short line railroad! “Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day” even won some sort of award at the Sundance Film Festival. The movies’ … Continue reading
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Tagged California, California State Railroad Museum, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, Electric Railroads, Grand Canyon Railroad, Great Northern Railway, Merced, Nevada Northern Railway, North Coast Railroad, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Pacific Electric, Railtown 1897 Historical Park, Sacramento Northern, Sierra Railroad #3, Steam Locomotive, Sundance Film Festival, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley Railroad
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Go West 1940
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Go West! – One of the lesser-known Marx Brothers movies, featured a spectacular fifteen minute train chase to end the picture – filmed along the Sierra Railroad in California. The Marx Brothers took their vaudeville act to the Old West with … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Chico Marx, Go West, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Marx Brothers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM, Sierra Railroad, Steam Locomotive
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