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  • Founded
    1918 (as Warner Bros. West Coast Studios)
    1923 (as Warner Bros. Pictures)


    Headquarters
    Burbank, California, United States


    Key People
    Kevin Tsujihara (Chairman and CEO)
    Edward A. Romano (Vice Chairman)
    Toby Emmerich (President and Chief Content Officer)


    For more information;-
    Warner Bros- Wikipedia


    Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.,
    also known as Warner Bros. Pictures
    or simply Warner Bros. (the often-spoken Warner Brothers
    is not used by the company, despite the fact that "bros."
    is an abbreviation of "brothers")
    is an American producer of film and television entertainment.



    One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner,
    with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City.
    Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including


    Divisions
    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Warner Bros. Television
    Warner Bros. Animation
    Warner Home Video
    Warner Bros. Digital Networks


    Subsidiaries
    New Line Cinema
    Castle Rock Entertainment
    Turner Entertainment Co
    DC Entertainment
    DC Films
    The CW (50%)
    Flagship Entertainment (49%)


    One of the studio's first CinemaScope films,
    The High and the Mighty (now owned by John Wayne's
    company Batjac),
    enabled the studio to show a profit.


    ..


    Movies produced/released by Warner Bros.


    For more information;-
    Warner Bros- Wikipedia
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    BACKLOT


    Warner Brothers, Western Street


    Scenes from
    The Shootist
    filmed here


    In late May 2003, the Laramie Street western sets were bulldozed away,
    being replaced by a new suburban street.
    The following pictures are from the personal collection of Stephen Lodge.



    Looking north or northeast.
    This is what was at one time called Laramie Street;
    that was when Warner's had another huge Western Street set.
    Together that made for blocks and blocks of streets.
    This was taken around 1980, when, I think, they were doing the new Maverick series
    with James Garner.
    An article in Life magazine in the late '50's showed the WB
    back lot Western streets from the air. and there were
    at least six companies shooting on one block,
    around the corner, on the next block, etc.



    Looking east or southeast. Note the side street.
    This side street could be used as an entirely different town,
    when shot from different angles.



    Taken from the side street looking west or southwest toward the main street.
    This angle seen many times in old Mavericks, Sugarfoots, Cheyennes, etc,
    in the '50's. It looked like a back lot even then.



    Looking south or southwest. Note the familiar mountain in the background.
    possibly Mt. Lee!, the other side is the Hollywood sign.
    It can also be seen in many pictures shot on the Universal back lot
    which parallels Warner Bros.


    Photographs by Stephen Lodge


    See;-
    Warner Bros V.I.P. Studio Tour


    For more information;-
    Warner Bros- Wikipedia


    For more information
    Studios, Backlots and Ranches


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    N.B
    All information correct at original posting, for updated information
    please click on wikipedia link

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • Duke made many movies with WB
    which spanned his career,
    from early oaters, to some of his best loved films.
    Duke's Batjac's movies and before that, his Wayne/ Fellows productions,
    were mainly released or distributed by WB.
    Here are the movies:-


    1927. THE DROP KICK - (First National) Uncredited but visibly seen.
    1928. NOAH'S ARK- (Warner Brothers/First National)
    1929. THE FORWARD PASS- (First National))
    1932. HAUNTED GOLD.- (WB)
    1932. RIDE HIM COWBOY- (WB)
    1932. THE BIG STAMPEDE- (WB)
    1933. THE TELEGRAPH TRAIL- (WB)
    1933. CENTRAL AIRPORT- (WB)
    1933. SOMEWHERE IN SONORA- (WB)
    1933. THE LIFE OF JIMMY DOLAN- (WB)
    1933. BABY FACE- (WB)
    1933. THE MAN FROM MONTERY- (WB)
    1933. COLLEGE COACH- (WB)
    1951. OPERATION PACIFIC- (WB)
    1952. BIG JIM McLAIN- (Wayne-Fellows/WB)
    1953. TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY- (WB)
    1953. ISLAND IN THE SKY- (Wayne-Fellows/WB)
    1953. HONDO- (Wayne-Fellows/WB)
    1954. THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY- (Wayne-Fellows/WB)
    1955. THE SEA CHASE- (WB)
    1955. BLOOD ALLEY- (Batjac/WB)
    1956. THE SEARCHERS- (C V Whitney Pictures/WB)
    1959. RIO BRAVO- (Armada/WB)
    1968. THE GREEN BERETS- (Batjac/WB/Seven Arts)
    1969. CHISUM- (Batjac/WB)
    1971. THE COWBOYS- (Stanford/WB)
    1972. CANCEL MY RESERVATION- (Naho/WB)
    1973. THE TRAIN ROBBERS- (Batjac/WB)
    1973. CAHILL:- U.S. MARSHAL- (Batjac/WB)
    1974. McQ- (Batjac/Levy-Gardner/WB)


    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • Went to Warner Brothers Studios Museum on 12/16/11 and saw two of The Duke's outfits up close there: His Khaki uniform from "Operation Pacific" and his deep blue long coat from "The Sea Chase". He was a big, big man. As expected, his clothing bore witness that he was just as tall and broad-shouldered and strong as he appears to be in his films. Wow.

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