tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8415328873775146611..comments2024-03-29T02:30:53.003-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: More MGM Studio Backlot, 1970Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89377927536862031012014-11-13T14:36:04.697-08:002014-11-13T14:36:04.697-08:00I spent a large part of 3 long sessions there from...I spent a large part of 3 long sessions there from later AM hrs through deep into the afternoon looking during previews. To answer your question, much of the wardrobe that was up for auction was simply tagged with a number and no identity as to what it was worn in or by whom. There were massive racks in sound stages, not well lit with racks of garments higher than you could reach to inspect. There were even some in bins. There were areas of bigger/important costumes that were IDed, but the bulk of them were not. It was overwhelming what all was there and no way to see it all. By today's standards, it was not all that well organized. But the sheer volume of what they needed to get rid of I felt negated being able to really do the inventory justice by today's standards. The photos you have here are very atypical of what the costume holds looked like up for auction. These are the top shelf ones. beachgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145677285299398734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58443193434623577382014-03-01T18:05:27.674-08:002014-03-01T18:05:27.674-08:00What an amazing set of photos! I love them. In one...What an amazing set of photos! I love them. In one of the photos I can see two costumes I own pinned up on the wall! :) thecostumecollectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294735574943741110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13250234419010614902014-03-01T18:04:18.182-08:002014-03-01T18:04:18.182-08:00Love these photos! And I can see two costumes I ow...Love these photos! And I can see two costumes I own pinned up on one of the walls! :) thecostumecollectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294735574943741110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69998511502619599662014-01-28T13:18:15.597-08:002014-01-28T13:18:15.597-08:00Hallo from Norway! How thrilling to see all those ...Hallo from Norway! How thrilling to see all those 1970 auction photos! Keep em coming! Would LOVE to see more of the costumes, as I am a collector and have costumes from that auction! Arild Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17940211010187700742014-01-20T10:44:26.486-08:002014-01-20T10:44:26.486-08:00I'm sure a lot of the stuff was bought up by l...I'm sure a lot of the stuff was bought up by low-budget theater companies and independent movie companies. Who knows how many Roger Corman flicks that Gypsy wagon ended up in? Not to mention cheap skin flicks trying to pass themselves off as "art films."<br /><br />But it's the low-budget theater companies I'm mostly thinking of. I do a fair bit of costuming for them myself, and I'm drooling over all that royal regalia in picture #6, thinking of all the hot summer nights I've stayed up sculpting and painting and trying to fake decent gold embroidery on a budget.<br /><br />Now I REALLY need to know what it would feel like to ride a chariot pulled behind a Gypsy wagon full of costumes pulled behind a lawnmower down an L.A. freeway.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40757578118670977002014-01-18T15:46:19.906-08:002014-01-18T15:46:19.906-08:00Sets and set pieces just aren't needed anymore...Sets and set pieces just aren't needed anymore, I guess. CG can take care of most sets. I wonder what happened to all that stuff? Where is it today?MRaymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352355678521753079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38359449699399942982014-01-18T07:16:57.895-08:002014-01-18T07:16:57.895-08:00Nanook, I don't wear gold-embroidered, ermine-...Nanook, I don't wear gold-embroidered, ermine-lined capes that much, because where the heck do you get them cleaned?!<br /><br />TokyoMagic!, I agree, the thought of all that history being sold off is just sad. And… I've never actually seen "The Women". There are so many classic movies that I need to catch up on!<br /><br />K. Martinez, I can't think of "The Wolf Man" without picturing Maria Ouspenskaya. "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolf bane blooms and the autumn moon is bright".<br /><br />D-ticket, wow, that's cool info. Even today, "Freaks" is such an odd movie. Not as shocking as it once was, but it's easy to imagine how disturbing it might have been to 1932 audiences.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-49566000837510921472014-01-18T01:52:30.844-08:002014-01-18T01:52:30.844-08:00The gypsy wagon was an antique and had been used i...The gypsy wagon was an antique and had been used in Freaks (1932)D-ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86107556648541001572014-01-18T01:21:02.573-08:002014-01-18T01:21:02.573-08:00Yes, K. Martinez....it was Norma Shearer that excl...Yes, K. Martinez....it was Norma Shearer that exclaims that near the end of the movie. Although, the nail color is mentioned by a couple other actresses earlier in the film.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-73528907905584897382014-01-18T00:47:19.317-08:002014-01-18T00:47:19.317-08:00Love the gypsy wagon. Reminds me of "The Wol...Love the gypsy wagon. Reminds me of "The Wolf Man" with Lon Chaney Jr.<br /><br />TokyoMagic! - I remember that movie. Wasn't it Norma Shearer that said that line?K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20031202800796745722014-01-18T00:30:30.500-08:002014-01-18T00:30:30.500-08:00It's sickening to think how everything at MGM ...It's sickening to think how everything at MGM was just sold off or torn down. Speaking of "The Women", it was on TCM just two days ago....."JUNGLE RED!!!!!"TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85306911846791067212014-01-18T00:20:28.466-08:002014-01-18T00:20:28.466-08:00Major-
Anytime you feel the urge to get all gussi...Major-<br /><br />Anytime you feel the urge to get all gussied up in a fabulous outfit, enclosed by that 'gold embroidered, ermine-lined cape' and then hop aboard the gypsy wagon, I want to be in the front row-! Fabulous-!<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com