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Hollywood Bowl in the Movies | Hollywood Bowl on Television | Concerts Filmed at Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl, with its glamorous, romantic atmosphere and easily recognizable architecture, has played an important role in numerous films and television productions. Ironically, the first movie filmed on location at the Bowl (in 1928) featured an actual concert – but was a silent film. Since then, Hollywood Bowl has provided the perfect on-screen setting for dancing, romancing and, of course, music-making.
Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl, 1980
Hollywood Bowl in the Movies (selected list)
1928
The Symphony (silent film, also released as Jazz Mad), with Jean Hersholt
1936
Moonlight Murder with H.B. Warner
1937
A Star is Born with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March
1937
Music for Madame with Joan Fontaine and Alan Mowbray
1938
Hollywood Hotel with Dick Powell and Rosemary Lane
1944
Double Indemnity with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray
1945
Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
1949
It's a Great Feeling with Doris Day
1949
Long-Haired Hare (Bugs Bunny cartoon)
1950
Tom and Jerry at the Hollywood Bowl (cartoon)
1950
Champagne for Caesar with Ronald Colman and Vincent Price
1954
Dixieland Droopy (cartoon)
1978
Olly Olly Oxen Free with Katharine Hepburn
1980
Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful with Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson
1988
Beaches with Bette Midler
1994
Jimmy Hollywood with Joe Pesci and Christian Slater
1996
Dear God with Greg Kinnear
2008
Yes Man with Jim Carrey
Hollywood Bowl on Television (selected list)
1958
Colgate Comedy Hour first live TV show from the Bowl with Eddie Fisher, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee
1960
Captain Kangaroo Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1962
First live Hollywood Bowl concert telecast (KHJ Channel 9)
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1963
The Flintstones: Hooray for Hollyrock
1966
The Pink Panther On Parade
1968
Julia
1970
The Ed Sullivan Show
1972
Columbo: Episode in Black with Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner, Myrna Loy
1992
Seinfeld
1994
The Simpsons
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1995
Melrose Place
2004
Yes, Dear
2006
American Idol
2006
Sleeper Cell: American Terror
2007
Brothers & Sisters
2007
The Apprentice
2007
Shark
2008
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Concerts filmed at the Hollywood Bowl (selected list)
1962
First nationally-televised Bowl concert, Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by André Kostelanetz
1968
The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1973
H.R. Pufnstuf Live At the Hollywood Bowl with the Brady Bunch Kids
1980
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1981
The Giulini Concerts (KCET broadcast)
1982
Playboy Jazz Festival
1987
The Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1991
Sting at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
2007
Ben Harper Live at the Hollywood Bowl
2008
Morrissey Live at the Hollywood Bowl