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Films Shot in Monterey County

 

The Naked Eye, 1956

Feature-length documentary about still photography featuring Edward Weston, Alfred Eisenstadt and Margaret Bourke White; directed and produced by Louis Clyde Stoumen; cinematography by Ed Martin (who years later bought a house in Carmel); nominated for an Oscar for cinematography; scenes filmed at Weston's home in Carmel.

National Velvet, 1944

Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor and Anne Revere; directed by Clarence Brown; MGM; Miss Revere won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; Oscar winner for film editing and nominated for director and cinematography; story about children who train a horse to win the Grand National; scenes filmed at the polo field in Pebble Beach; Toni Brucia was a stand-in for Elizabeth Taylor.

Notorious Lady, 1927

Lewis Stone; First National.

The Notorious Landlady, 1962

Fred Astaire, Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak; directed by Richard Quine; Columbia; story about a U.S. diplomat in London who takes rooms with a murder suspect; scenes filmed at Point Lobos.

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Our thanks to Joe Graziano of the Monterey County Herald for providing this information.

* - Indicates that Peninsula footage ended up on cutting room floor.

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