Auntie Mame's Staircase Movie Set Re-used

See NEW expanded video now with 14 films. Just follow these steps to our favorite stairs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXCrBYVQtbM

The famous staircase used in Auntie Mame appeared in many Warner Bros. films, before and after that film was made in 1958:
Oceans 11: 1960
Auntie Mame: 1958
Parrish: 1961
Rome Adventure: 1962
Tea for Two: 1950
The King and Four Queens: 1956
The Spirit of St. Louis: 1957
So Big: 1953
and there are other not seen here

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[darlinkula1]

In Rosalind Russell's autobiography,"Life's A Banquet" she wrote that she thought that the staircase was not wide enough in the movie,"Mame." In the Lucille Ball movie "Mame" actress Madelain Khan was cast as Miss Gooch and was replaced because the director thought that she was too pretty to play the part. Bea Arthur's husband was the director and that's why she was cast as Mame's best friend Coral Brown.

[riversidefan2]

Mame's best friend was Vera Charles, from Pittsburgh. Coral Browne was the actress who played her in "Auntie Mame". Bea Arthur played Vera Charles in the broadway musical, "Mame" in 1966 and also in the movie version of the stage musical.

[riversidefan2]

I just noticed a piece of furniture at the bottom of the stairs appears in 2 films. "Parrish" at 1:54 and "King and Four Queens" 5:05 there's a distinctive small table in the shape of an eagle used in films set 100 years apart.

[lexusfann]

what is the movie at 2:45? thank you to anyone who knows......

[riversidefan2]

@lexusfann The movie at 2:45 is Parrish starring Troy Donahue. He made 3 films in a row using this set. besides parrish is "Rome Adventure" and "A Summer Place", all Warner Brothers films, of course.

[etraig]

so great that you did this!

how ever, it could have been nice to show the set evolving, by putting the clips by year

[riversidefan2]

Yes, when I put this together I didn't know what I was doing. Now I do and I'll try to update this with info on which film it is as well as the year. I now have scenes from "Bright Leaf" 1950 to add which is the first time the stairs were used.

[storybellz]

Wow, you have a clip recorded from the old Romance Classics channel! That channel debuted when I was just 9 or 10, so I didn't appreciate it then, as much as I would now. These days, I love sentimental, genuine, classy romance films, ala Affair to Remember and the like... Too bad that channel no longer exists. It has since changed into the We: Woman's Entertainment Channel, which isn't as good, in my opinion.

Seems like all the channels devoted to classics end up selling out.

[grafonolafavorite]

Love this. The staircase with so many lives. The guy dancing up the arm rail.

OMG. Clark Gable at 4:41. Love it.

But.. we all need to get a life and get rre - aquainted with that shiny, bright orb.

[Jguy365]

Liiiindsay

[bagelboi66]

@theOnlyWtxgentleman I was referring to a Fleetwood 75 series limousine. It wasn't a reference to the year. My wording was rather imprecise though. Sorry for the confusion.

[theOnlyWtxgentleman]

@bagelboi66 didn't you mean a ' 57 Fleetwood

[darlinkula1]

@riversidefan2 Thanks for the correction, after I wrote that comment I watched the Lucy & Bea Arthur clip of Busom Buddies and saw my mistake. I used to admire Rosalind Russell, until I read Kitty Kelly's book on Frank Sinatra and realized how cruel he was and that Rosalind and Frank were close friends...birds of a feather flock together.

[toriano33]

Like an old hooker these stairs have been well used.l....... LOL.....

[bakaboy2000]

@riversidefan2 Good eye!!!! I have been a long time fan of Auntie Mame and the other night I had to watch the old civil war movie that was shown. I was happy to recognize the staircase. Anyway, I noticed that table in the movie as I was watching it.