Santa Cruz County History - Films

See also the Zasu Pitts articles in the "People" section and "Birds 'Invade' Santa Cruz" in the "Unusual and Curious" section

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Film Lists

• On Location in Santa Cruz County, by Ann Young
  "On Location in Santa Cruz County is an extensive list of films shot entirely or ..."
  

Film Studios

• Early Film Studios in Santa Cruz County, by Ann Young
  "In the 1910's and '20's, audiences around the world were both mesmerized and thrilled by ..."
  
• Wharton Film Studio Promotional Brochure: Why Santa Cruz...
  "The following text is from a booklet issued by Wharton Film Classics, Inc. On the ..."
  

General Topics

• Bret Harte in "The Movies", by Josephine Clifford McCrackin
  "Among the most sacredly guarded of my few treasures are two bound volumes of the ..."
  
• Historic Movie Theater in Santa Cruz
  "The Grand Theatre, one of the first movie theaters in Santa Cruz, was on Pacific ..."
  
• Hollywood Came to Santa Cruz: Huge Redwoods Seen as Western Backdrops, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Santa Cruz's towering redwoods helped attract the fledgling movie industry to town and served as ..."
  
• Local Inspiration for Movie Classics: Hitchcock had Link to Santa Cruz, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Santa Cruz's Nickelodeon movie theater will celebrate its silver anniversary with a film marathon Friday ..."
  
• On Location in Santa Cruz, by Lisa Jensen
  "With Jane Seymour in the foreground, it's hard to pay attention to the background. But ..."
  
• Us Folks on the Film: A California Mountain Town that has Gone Stark Movie-Mad, by Earle Snell
  "For almost a score of years the town had slumbered in obscurity--and blessed contentment. Some ..."