Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Hurray for Hollywood
Historic Cannery Row
By Barry Swackhamer, April 23, 2012
1. Hurray for Hollywood Marker
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Photograph courtesy of the Monterey History & Arts Association
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Photograph courtesy of the Monterey History & Arts Association
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Photograph courtesy of the Monterey Public Library, California History Room.
[Top]
Photograph courtesy of the Monterey History & Arts Association
[Middle]
Photograph courtesy of the Monterey History & Arts Association
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Photograph courtesy of the Monterey Public Library, California History Room.
Ever since Thomas Edison’s movie camera captured those first quick, flickering moments of time, Hollywood has been coming to Monterey. More than 60 feature films have been shot in Monterey, and Cannery Row has been one of Hollywood’s favorite locations. In 1932 Zita Johnson and a young Edward G. Robinson starred in Tiger Shark, a dark tale of a tuna fisherman who marries the daughter of a crewman killed by a tiger shark (top).Actor Ben Lyon is seen photographing the cameraman on a barge off Cannery Row during the 1933 filming of I Cover the Waterfront, United Artists’ romantic thriller (middle). Monterey shark fisherman Luis Perez, a technical advisor, is seen with his hands in his pockets. The film costarred Claudette Colbert in the story of a reporter investigating the smuggling of Chinese immigrants in the bellies of basking sharks.
Director Fritz Lang’s 1952 film noir classic, Clash by Night (bottom), introduced a then-unknown Marilyn Monroe as a cannery worker on the Row. This film provided a feature role and marked the beginning of a Hollywood career for this dazzling star.
Location.
By Barry Swackhamer, April 23, 2012
2. Hurray for Hollywood Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Early Canning Processes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward Ricketts (about 400 feet away); Monterey’s First Fishermen (about 600 feet away); The California Riviera (about 700 feet away); McAbee Beach (about 800 feet away); Building Cannery Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cannery Row Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Working Women (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.
Also see . . .
1. I Cover the Waterfront - New York Times Review. This melodrama is laid on San Diego's waterfront. Kirk is a kindly father, but he thinks nothing of dropping a bound and gagged Chinese overboard when a Coast Guard cutter pursues his fishing craft. (Submitted on May 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Clash by Night - Noir of the Week. Mae (Barbara Stanwyck), a woman who’s been knocked around by life, returns to her hometown and settles down with Jerry (Paul Douglas), a nice, stable working man even as she finds herself sinking into a violent affair with Jerry’s best friend, Earl... (Submitted on May 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 496 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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