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Originally Posted by gsjansen
parker center was just way to sterile to ever be considered noir. you want lapd noir? then ya gotta go here................
the old central station at 1st and hill...( hell's yeah! even the meter maid trike looks noir!)
Source: Hollywood historic photos
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e_r reposted this pic earlier this month. I'm using it as an excuse to post some more screen grabs from "Cry Danger" (1951) (I already posted some of Union Station from the opening sequence).Most of you have already seen the film. I think "Cry Danger" is a kind of a minor, but really fun, film, said to be directed by Dick Powell, even though Robert Parrish got the credit. Filmed in 21 days. There's only a couple of green screens, most of the outdoor scenes are shot on the streets. There's a couple of good location interiors too. Snappy dialogue and plenty of nice shots of "my" childhood LA.
Lots of other screen grabs from "Cry Danger" have been posted here on the thread. I'll try not to repeat. First, to save confusion, here's a useful map of the Clover Trailer Park (not a set-up. It was real):
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Originally Posted by FredH
In Cry Danger they drove up Sunset (now Cesar Chavez) and turned right on N. Hill Place. The trailer park was maybe 500 feet up the road, on the right. It sat right above Ord Street in Chinatown.
Clover Trailer Park was located in the highlighted area
Google Maps
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Title card (a train is seen zipping though orange groves; we're headed for LA):
The dive bar (OMG, that man can rock a fedora):
3rd & Olive at night (Angels Flight Cafe in the backgound):
3rd & Olive at night, the reverse shot (great shadows):
Dick Powell drops Rhonda Fleming off at "work":
Looking for info:
Finding trouble:
Interior of the Nugent/Grand/"Crosley" Deli (so much better than that terrible grocery store set in Double Indemnity):
Entering the Nugent/Grand/"Crosley" lobby (3rd & Grand):
Cab turning in at the Clover Trailer Park:
Clover Trailer Park at night:
Assassination at Clover Trailer Park:
William Conrad outside the old Central Police Station, 1st & Hill (the excuse for this post):
Thugs traveling east on 3rd, at Olive:
Thugs arriving at 3rd & Olive (Angels Flight Cafe in backgound):
Oh no, here come the cops (3rd & Olive):
The shootout at 3rd & Olive:
Powell walks away from Clover Trailer Park on N Hill Place:
All above, RKO Radio Pictures / netflix
The "Cry Danger" trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kut03z4ItU8
More location info:
http://americanfilmnoir.com/page17.html