Historic Hollywood
An illustrated history of the City of Hollywood,California, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
An illustrated history of the City of Hollywood,California, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
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Left: Prudential Studios presents<br />
Hopalong Cassidy, c. 1936.<br />
Below: Producers Studio, c. 1961.<br />
the Paramount western series Hopalong Cassidy<br />
films, among many others.<br />
During the 1940s the studio was now known as<br />
the California and Enterprise Studios, and it<br />
hosted Enterprise productions of Ramrod with Joel<br />
McCrea, Body and Soul starring John Garfield, and<br />
Arch of Triumph with Charles Boyer. The 1950s<br />
brought television production to the lot, and the<br />
California Studios kept up with the latest<br />
technology, making it a popular venue for top<br />
television producers shooting TV pilots and shows<br />
including: Life of Riley, The Adventures of Superman,<br />
The Cisco Kid, Have Gun Will Travel, Perry Mason,<br />
Space Patrol, and Ronald Reagan’s Death Valley<br />
Days. Other features shot on the lot during the ’50s<br />
included Johnny Concho with Frank Sinatra.<br />
In 1961 the studio changed hands again, and<br />
became known as Producers Studio. It<br />
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