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Post by snsurone on Jun 19, 2018 16:26:45 GMT
I'm referring to the (IMHO) beautiful furnishings, paintings and "ojets d'art" that grace period pictures, including musicals.
Are they auctioned off?
Is there a museum that showcases them? Maybe a wing of the Smithsonian.
There is a museum in LA that displays classic costumes.
I'd like to think there also is one for other things from classic films.
Like Andy Hardy's jalopy, for example.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 17:00:07 GMT
I know that some film sets get re-used for other films and that others become something akin to museum pieces. For example, Charlie Chaplin had a very expensive set built for The Kid (1921) which is still a tourist attraction.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Jun 20, 2018 20:19:21 GMT
If you are ever in Burbank, California, I would suggest that take the tour of Warner Bros. studios. They have one of the largest prop warehouses around. Not only are their items used in Warner projects, but they rent to other studios. Some objects are labeled as not for outside rental.
When I was last there, Sam's Piano from CASABLANCA was near the entry and someone's lunch bag was on it The MALTESE FALCON (one of two) was in a display case.
They also have a mini-museum that has rotating props. They had a WEST WING display at one time, a salute to TV costume, HARRY POTTER props as well as THE TIME MACHINE from the remake.
This is a place any classic movie fan would enjoy.
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Post by divtal on Jun 20, 2018 20:48:51 GMT
Good question/topic.
At least 3 times, over the years, I've read about the Ruby Slippers, from Wizard of Oz, being auctioned off. I've heard that there were multiple pairs.
I would guess that, during the "big studio" era, much of it was stored and re-used. Now, perhaps there are "prop rentals."
A friend's husband has the desk that Michael Douglas used in Wall Street, in his law office, just outside Washington D.C.. I know that he bought it at an auction, but I don't know any specifics.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jun 21, 2018 3:16:18 GMT
There's an early 70s movie starring Mickey Rooney (forgot the name--ultra cheapie and weird with him as a psycho film director-THE MANIPULATOR). In one scene he is walking through a prop warehouse and in the background is a familiar statue used in a few films-think it was made for the Egyptian.
Around the same time Doug McClure did a tv movie and the Gorn from Star Trek appears in a carnival funhouse.
I am much more interested in the really obscure stuff.
I imagine there must be some old prop storage places there that would yield all sorts of interesting relics to those who could spot them!
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