Silver Lake in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Music Box Steps

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

— 1932 —

The Music Box Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

1. The Music Box Marker

Inscription. This plaque marks the site of the making of "The Music Box,” winner of the 1932 Academy Award for Short Subject - Comedy. The film starred comic legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who also employed this location in their 1927 film, “Hats Off.” Both films were produced by the Hal Roach Studio.

Erected by Hollywood Heritage Inc., The Society of Operating Cameramen, The Silent Society, The Hollywood Studio Museum, The Silverlake Improvement Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. 34° 4.984′ N, 118° 16.511′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Silver Lake. Marker is on Vendome Street, 0.1 miles south of Sunset Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 935 N Vendome St, Los Angeles CA 90026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Black Cat Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Black Cat (approx. 0.7 miles away); Taix French Restaurant (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mack Sennett Studios (approx. 0.9 miles away); Angelus Temple (approx. 0.9 miles away); José Martí Monument

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Cahuenga Branch Library (approx. one mile away); Aimee Semple McPherson (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding The Music Box Steps. Laurel and Hardy immortalized this public stairway in their film The Music Box. Dressed in overalls, the duo struggles against gravity as they attempt to deliver a piano to a house at the top of the steps. Since the movie was shot, the stairway's surroundings have changed dramatically, with vacant hillside lots now filled with houses and trees, and a small park nearby, now called Laurel and Hardy Park.

In the film Hats Off, they carry a washing machine up the stairs. The film no longer exists.

Additional keywords. Music Box Steps

Music Box Steps and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

2. Music Box Steps and Marker

Music Box Steps image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

3. Music Box Steps

“The Music Box” image. Click for full size.

1932

4. “The Music Box”

1927

5. “Hats Off”

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 385 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on November 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.