Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!: Centennial of Los Angeles’ First Film Studio

"Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!" is the title of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ celebration of the centennial of the first permanent film studio in the Los Angeles area. The event, which will showcase films shot in Los Angeles between 1909 and 1914, will take place on Wednesday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
"Movies! Moguls! Monkeys! and Murder!" will also kick off a three-month exhibition exploring those pioneering days, when independent producers set up shop in Southern California to enjoy the sunshine, the varied topography, and the distance between Los Angeles and the East Coast’s filmmaking oligarchy.
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