Movies in Monterey
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Films Shot in Monterey County

 

Of Mice and Men, 1939

Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith, Betty Field and Charles Bickford; directed by Lewis Milestone; Hal Roach Studios; considered Chaney's best performance; John Steinbeck morality tale about an itinerant worker who looks after his mentally retarded cousin; Oscar nominee for Best Picture and musical score.

One-Eyed Jacks, 1961

Marlon Brando and Karl Malden; directed by Brando; Paramount; western drama about an outlaw who has a running battle with an old friend; Oscar nominee for cinematography; scenes filmed in Pebble Beach along the coastline north of Cypress Point and at Pfeiffer beach in Big Sur.

The Other Side of the Door, 1916

Harold Lockwood, May Alison and Thomas Ricketts; American Motion Picture Co.; set in early California about 1850;scenes filmed in Monterey, including historic sites, with local actors in supporting roles, among them Herb Nuttall, Phil Satterbach, Wilton Gonzendorier, Alvin Johnson, Margaret Wright, Fred Nicholson and Helen Otis; an old horse-drawn street car was used in the filming.

Our Dancing Daughters, 1928

Joan Crawford and Anita Page; directed by Harry Beaumont; MGM; story about the 1920s with Miss Crawford as the ultimate flapper in a role that made her a star; Oscar nominee for screenplay and cinematography; scenes filmed at The Lodge at Pebble Beach.

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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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