Movies in Monterey
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Films Shot in Monterey County
The Naked Eye, 1956
Feature-length documentary about still photography featuring Edward Weston, Alfred Eisenstadt and Margaret Bourke White; directed and produced by Louis Clyde Stoumen; cinematography by Ed Martin (who years later bought a house in Carmel); nominated for an Oscar for cinematography; scenes filmed at Weston's home in Carmel.
National Velvet, 1944
Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor and Anne Revere; directed by Clarence Brown; MGM; Miss Revere won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; Oscar winner for film editing and nominated for director and cinematography; story about children who train a horse to win the Grand National; scenes filmed at the polo field in Pebble Beach; Toni Brucia was a stand-in for Elizabeth Taylor.
Notorious Lady, 1927
Lewis Stone; First National.
The Notorious Landlady, 1962
Fred Astaire, Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak; directed by Richard Quine; Columbia; story about a U.S. diplomat in London who takes rooms with a murder suspect; scenes filmed at Point Lobos.
Our thanks to Joe Graziano of the Monterey County Herald for providing this information.
* - Indicates that Peninsula footage ended up on cutting room floor.