Hollywood is a legendary place full of magic and mystery, and it all started with a silent Western film called In Old California, directed by the legendary director D.W. Griffith. The film was a groundbreaking achievement, shot outdoors with advanced cinematography techniques for its time.
The movie was released in 1910 and was the first film to be shot in Hollywood, California. The film runs only 17 minutes long and predates Cecil B. DeMille’s feature film The Squaw Man (1914), which had been previously identified as the first feature film shot in Hollywood. In fact, Griffith’s film is technically the first shot of any length in Hollywood. The filmmaker had discovered the village of Hollywood on his many trips through California. Griffith fell in love with the beautiful town and its friendly people. The weather is fantastic, sunny, scenic and reliable. It’s a filmmaker’s dream. Naturally, he decided to make a movie there. And the movie “In Old California” was an essential film in the history of cinema.
