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by stephanlotte
08 Mar 2024 17:04
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: Jerry's Market on Melrose in LA
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Jerry's Market on Melrose in LA

Does anyone have info on the supermarket featured in the movie Double Indemnity (1944)? While the interior shots of the supermarket were on a set, the exterior shots were, I believe, shot at Jerry's Market 5330 Melrose, Ave., Los Angeles. I haven't found anything in the LA times. It does seem like &...
by stephanlotte
18 Feb 2024 17:17
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: First time a supermarket appeared in a movie
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First time a supermarket appeared in a movie

Hi -- Does anyone know when the first time a supermarket appeared in a movie? The earliest I've found is 1942, The Mouse of Tomorrow, an animated short. I haven't found anything from the 1930s at all.