701 S. Main St., (760) 876-9909.
Lone Pine is where the real west became the reel west. The first full-length movie filmed in the area was The Round-Up in 1920, starring Fatty Arbuckle. More recently, scenes were filmed for horror film
Tremors in 1990 with Kevin Bacon and for
Gladiator in 2000. Assorted artifacts and a spectacular collection of original posters for hundreds of films shot in the area are displayed here at the Museum of Western Film History, including the 1937 Plymouth coupe Humphrey Bogart drove in
High Sierra and a hideous life-size grabboid from
Tremors. Be sure to view the introduction film shown onsite in a well-appointed small theater.
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vintage cameras displayed at Museum of Western Film History
in Lone Pine, California |
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Gene Autry memorabilia displayed at Museum of Western Film History
in Lone Pine, California |
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Hopalong Cassidy memorabilia displayed at Museum of Western Film History
in Lone Pine, California |
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Humphrey Bogart memorabilia displayed at Museum of Western Film History
in Lone Pine, California |
And do take a drive through the nearby
Alabama Hills, where the films mentioned above as well as countless Westerns have been shot, including
The Lone Ranger. The area is populated picturesquely with huge, odd-sized rocks and boulders and has stood in for other countries and galaxies as well--think the 1939 epic
Gunga Din, which was the biggest film production ever.
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| Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California |
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| Alabama Hills boulders in Lone Pine, California |
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| visitors to Alabama Hills boulders in Lone Pine, California |
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| Mt. Whitney behind Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California |
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| Skull Rock at Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California |
The rootin' tootin' movie shootin'
Lone Pine Film Festival is held here each October.
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