Our Gang / The Little Rascals - Dogs Of War (1923) - Filming Locations
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Historical Production & Location Reference
| Film: | Dogs Of War (1923) |
| Stars: | Our Gang / The Little Rascals (Mary Kornman) |
| Studio: | Hal Roach Studios |
Featured Historical Landmarks:
- 8800 Block of Carson Street: The primary neighborhood location used for the intense trench warfare sequences, showcasing early Culver City residential development.
- Hal Roach Studios Neighborhood: The residential area situated directly south of the main studio lot, capturing the studio's shooting stages in the background.
Production & Preservation Note: Serving as an exceptional historical time capsule, Dogs Of War captures this Culver City neighborhood in the midst of its 1920s construction, balancing active home building with numerous vacant lots. The background features a rare look at the Hal Roach shooting stages sporting a fictional "West Coast Studios" sign, providing a valuable pre-war visual record of the studio infrastructure and the immediate layout of the surrounding community.
In this Hal Roach Studios comedy short, the Gang are involved in trench warfare in the neighborhood and the fighting is intense, consisting of an assortment of rotten vegetable projectiles. Fortunately, Mary is on-site serving as a nurse to tend to any injuries.
The battle scenes for this movie were filmed on location in the neighborhood just south of The Hal Roach Studios main lot. You can see the shooting stages in the background with a "West Coast Studios" sign on one of the stages. "West Coast Studios" is the phony name given to the lot - it plays a key role in the second half of the movie.
As a time capsule, Dogs Of War is fascinating as we see this Culver City neighborhood under construction, with a few homes already built but still many vacant lots. The then and now contrasts in this Quick Preview Video are stunning.
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