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If you have read this blog for any period of time then you are familiar with my fascination for the Chateau Marmont hotel. How could I pass up three negative frames from 1970 that show Raquel Welch and Rex Reed filming there for the cult turkey 'Myra Breckenridge'?
A closeup of the photo on the wall:
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One way I identified this as the Chateau and not a Soundstage set was through the distinctive window hardware...
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Which is still there today.
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The room they filmed in is room 64, aka the Howard Hughes penthouse. Here's how it looks today:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/chateaumarmont/images/64/DSC_8415.jpg)
More Chateau Marmont photos at my main website.
5 comments:
I still have yet to watch the film "Myra Breckinridge". Is it good on a "it's so bad it's good" level? Or is it just plain bad?
Thanks, Dave.
Ken - It is probably one of the wackiest movies I have ever seen. Raquel is so over the top; Rex is so positively awful; and Mae West…wow….you must see to believe.
Hey, that's my room!!! LOL
This is awesome, thanks for sharing. I too have a fascination/love for this place. I mentioned/lined to you in my blog about movies set in the Chateau. I hope that is OK, and feel free to add to the list :-) http://www.winetravelandsong.com/2018/03/20/chateau-marmont-movies/
Hey Jamie - Today's post is for you! Also - in La La Land, the Chateau was only used for exteriors. Not sure why but they used another location for the interior room.
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