Laurel and Hardy - Going Bye-Bye! (1934) - Filming Locations

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Laurel And Hardy At The Court House
A scene from the Laurel and Hardy movie Going Bye-Bye!

The Historic City Hall Building In Culver City

The iconic City Hall building in Culver City was built in 1928 and stood until the late 1990s. It housed the city administrative offices and the Culver City Police Department. In the late 1990s, the entire 9700 block on the south side of Culver Blvd was redeveloped for a new campus that would take the place of the old city hall. As part of the redevelopment process, a replica of the old City Hall entrance facade was built exactly where the original was located and that's what we see in the "now" photo on the right.

Historical Production & Location Reference

Film Title: Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Comedy Team: Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy
Studio Origin: Hal Roach Studios (Culver City)
Featured Historical Landmarks:
  • Culver City Hall (As Courthouse): Located at 9770 Culver Blvd, this historic 1928 Spanish Colonial/Beaux-Arts landmark prominently portrays the "Hall of Justice" courtroom where Stan and Ollie testify against the dangerous criminal, Butch Long.
  • The Exterior Facade: The front exterior steps and grand entrance of the building provide a clean framing backdrop during the transitional scenes as the boys exit the courtroom.
  • Hal Roach Backlot Proximity: Key segments utilized nearby neighborhood roadways just outside the main studio lot at 8822 Washington Blvd to quickly construct the establishing travel layouts.

Architectural Note: This video tracks a monumental piece of Culver City history. While the original municipal building weathered decades of use across numerous golden-age comedy shorts and mid-century TV sets, it was ultimately demolished in the mid-1990s.

The Plot

Laurel and Hardy testify in court to put away a dangerous criminal. At the sentencing, Mr. Laurel expresses his displeasure that the criminal isn't getting the death penalty ("Aren't you going to hang him?") and the criminal vows to break out of jail to seek vengeance on the duo. Laurel and Hardy plan a quick exit out of town, but true to his word, the convict breaks out of jail and catches up with them!

Historic City Hall Building In Culver City

In this then and now filming location video, we get a great view of the old City Hall building in Culver City. The building lasted into the 1990s and appeared in many movies and TV episodes through the decades.

Laurel and Hardy used this location two years earlier in their movie County Hospital and in 1929, City Hall appears in the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Small Talk.

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