1930's nightclub views

This is The Coconut Grove Nightclub (In the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel) from 1934. We catch glimpses of El Brendel, Gary Cooper, Richard Cromwell, Toby Wing, Sir Guy Standing, Jack Okie, Arlene Judge, Ted Fiorito and his Orchestra and Leo Carrillo

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gary
• Cooper
• 1930's
• Nightclub
• Jazz
• Ted
• Fioroto
• Coconut
• Grove

[OldMrMemories]

I heard there was a horrible fire trhere and many people were killed. Does anyone know if thats a fact?

[perfectjazz78]

Hello,

That was the Boston Cocoanut Grove, not the Los Angeles one.

[Ulysses61]

Wow, what is this taken from, a newsreel? Too bad we don't see Bing Crosby, he sang at the Grove from 1928-1931. Gary Cooper looks great, as always.

[perfectjazz78]

This was staged at the Grove as an experimental color film. This was played before the main feature to give the moviegoers a chance to see their stars in color.

[skot66]

If I had it my way, Hollywood would still be this way. Not like the classless crap that it is today. The "stars" that come out today couldn't touch ANY of these fine people.

[riotgearhead]

Yeah LA is pretty bad at keeping landmarks. Well they're bad at a lot of things. We also lost The Hollywood Star Bowling Alley (from Big Lebowski) to a new school. Apparently reckless breeding rules over landmarks in this town.

[Andruloff]

I like all the Coconut Grove thing and everything but the speech of that guy about hollywood.

[4MaryAnna]

@OldMrMemories All I know is that the fire happened a long time ago,sometime in the early 40's.The nightclub in Boston was over-packed,doors were blocked and some locked.Several hundred people died.

If it had been the Los Angeles one,we would have probably lost a lot of movie stars.

[bostero1]

@OldMrMemories I grew up in Los Angeles also, and was inside the Ambassador during the 90's while there was a film shot. I was lucky enough to not be an important person at that shooting, was still in my early twenties and at one point had the opportunity to break away for hours in that place. It was an amazing experience. Just walking around the entire place, the lawns, vacant corridors, kitchens, rooms etc. I went back in time really. I too wish L.A. was a better place. It truly is a shame.

[ziggycat999]

mustache cultivated from nose hairs !

[OldMrMemories]

@riotgearhead , you are so right in your statement. I live and was born in Los Angeles and it certainly has changed for the worse. It's like a Third World country now and is losing all it's charm. What a damn shame. It was so nice as a kid growing up in the 60's near Downtown L.A. and have seen so many beautiful buildings destroyed and replaced with stucco boxes.

[pahoboye]

great.... the compere... would bore me to tears though lol

[83survivor]

I always thought Richard Cromwell bared a striking resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio a bit here .

[MagicMarti]

This is just beautiful.