lol. You could be right.
We've seen this noirish image of The Waldorf Cellar (521 S. Main) numerous times over the years on NLA.
The Crooked Way (1949), United Artists
Martin_Pal posted this description of '
The Run'.
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Originally Posted by Martin Pal
Main St. and the surrounding area was home to several clubs and bars popular with gays like the Biltmore, the Brass Rail, the Cellar (521 S. Main), the Crown Jewel (754 S. Olive), Harold's 555 Club (555 S. Main), Jolie's, Maxwell's, the Numbers, the 326 (326 S. Spring), the Waldorf, and the Burbank (548 S. Main), which featured Jazz, and burlesque, etc.
There were also numerous small eateries, one of which was Cooper's Do-nuts, a 24 hour coffee and donut spot popular with a clientele comprised in part of multiracial trans and hustlers. The network of hangouts came to be known as 'The Run'."
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I found images of some of these venues in the opening minutes of 'The Wild Party' (1956).
Waldorf Cellar
Cooper's Do-Nuts (316 above the door)
A-1 Café (320)
walk-up window
but it looks a lot more fun inside!
in the reflection / magazines, books & novelties....across the street.
Melody Room
mystery neon to the left of the Melody (vitamins and cola-cola ads in window)
Harry's Club (is this the same as Harold's Club?)
Near & Far Cocktails (I think this might be a made-up studio name)
later in the movie they go to this unidentified swanky nightclub.
swanky nightclub (my screen grabs differ in color because some are from TCM, while others are from YouTube)
The middle of the movie is mostly fake interiors filmed at the studio. The first couple of minutes are the best in the movie.
After watching this on TCM, I later found the opening minutes on youtube!!
Here's the link. Enjoy!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ0S1F29gv8
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*I just found this.
You can watch the
entire movie here, but it's in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DMKCcvXis
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