Hollywood, Los Angeles 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

in which city in the world do you want to live in the 30's???

My mom was born in Hollywood in 1925 and grew up down the street from Paramount studios and graduated from Hollywood high, class of 1943. She was 6 years old when this was filmed and was probably just a few blocks away. She told me that growing up in LA pre-WWII was magical. She’s 98 and still going strong!

I’m an old lady, raised in LA and I remember seeing the floodlights in the sky from my window. I would imagine all the people in their finery attended a premier. I thought someday I’m going to join them, but the world changed and the stars that I care about are either gone or very old.

My Grandma and Grandpa went to the premier of Grand Hotel when they lived in their West Adams apartment on Rimpau Blvd. My mom was born around then on May 7, 1932. Grandpa was a trombonist in the L.A. Philharmonic after graduating from UCLA and did extra work for MGM, RKO and Hal Roach. Actual musicians were high demand for movies because actors didn't even know how to hold or pretend to play musical instruments with any realism. My grandparents grew up a couple blocks apart from each other on Rimpau and went to the same elementary school (Cienega) that my mom went to 20 years later. The city was so shiny and clean back then. Nothing gold can stay. I really love these archival reels of LA History.

Incredible. You haven't just "restored" a film; you brought a bygone era back to life. It's like being there.

This looks like it’s actually filmed live and remembering that this was actually nearly 90 years ago, incredible work.

Do you want to spend an evening in 1930's Los Angeles?

The premiere of "Grand Hotel" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre was on May 2, 1932. What you have done with this film is truly remarkable. A real pleasure to watch. Masterfully restored. You never fail to amaze us NASS. Many thanks as always.

To be exact, this is April 29, 1932, the Hollywood premiere of Grand Hotel.

I can smell the cold air the cigarettes the smog the glamour and the excitement. Another Oscar nomination for you Nass.

Its amazing how well people dressed back then. Lots of class.

Sid Grauman developed the plans for his “dream theatre” with architect Raymond Kennedy of Meyer & Holler, which also designed the Egyptian Theatre. Grauman financed and owned a one-third interest in the Chinese Theatre. His partners - Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Howard Schenck - owned the rest. The theater opened May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. The first celebrity footprint was that of silent film star Norma Talmadge, added in 1927 when she accidentally stepped out on the wet cement. That gave Grauman an idea that later became the theatre's most famous feature.

Great job, capturing a slice of old Hollywood glamour, and seeing those beautiful limos pulling up in front of Grauman's was a treat.

what could have been without immigration

I’ve been searching for this. Love it. Always loved the classic glamour and glitz of 30’s-70’s Hollywood.

Looks like it was filmed yesterday, fantastic job!

Amazing job, as always! That pushing, surging crowd really felt like "Day of the Locusts".

Incredible slice of history, I love these old scenes of Hollywood back when it had actual class and glamour. I love the little peak we get of the film crew @ 5:32, well you just see their shadow but it's fun to see what the crowd was seeing with the big camera on the tripod.

Always amazes me how people of that era took pride in what they wore.

L.A. looks so safe back then. What happened? Oh... Right.