We wanted to show a high-end set. We used local Southern California locations that we completely redressed. For example, we fully dressed a circa 1931 movie house, the Los Angeles Theater in downtown Los Angeles. We used the lower area for the hairdressers competition and the stairway for the grand entrance. Click to enlarge.
Vintage posters are big and colorful, and they cover lots of space.
They work in Jack's apartment, as well as in the restaurants. It reminds me of Florence where the architecture is so overscaled that it makes people feel insignificant. We wanted Crawford to feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable in the well-appointed hotel suite, complete with terrace and fabulous view. Click to enlarge. I found a number of the pieces in the Warner Bros. prop department and others in local antique shops.