In Old California

In Old California (1910)

A ROMANCE OF THE SPANISH DOMINION

An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.

Date of release
1910-03-10
Runtime
17m
Genres
Drama, History, Western
Director
D.W. Griffith

Casting

Interesting facts

In Old California is a 1910 American silent Western film. It was the first film shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. The film is a melodrama about the Mexican era of California.

Background

Director D. W. Griffith discovered the village of Hollywood on his trips to California and decided to shoot there because of the scenery and friendly people. On May 6, 2004, a monument was erected at 1713 Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard. The monument was made by Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and the film, once thought lost, was screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. This was the first public screening in 94 years.

For years, the first film thought to have been shot in Hollywood was Cecil B. DeMille's feature The Squaw Man (1914), which does hold the record as the first feature film made there. Griffith's film, however, was the first of any length shot in Hollywood.

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