Introduction: This is the short, but sweet, fifth and final part of the post on the interesting history of Russian Molokans from the Flats of Boyle Heights and their intersection with the Hollywood film industry. Author Rudy Martinez, a member of the Advisory Board for the Boyle Heights Historical Society, did a great job pulling…
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The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Four
Introduction: We continue with part four of the series by Boyle Heights Historical Society Advisory Board member Rudy Martinez on Russian Molokans from the Flats and their use as extras in the Hollywood film industry. – Paul R Spitzzeri On March 21, 1928, the day of a melee outside its gates, Paramount Studios arranged to…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Three
Introduction: This third part of the series by Rudy Martinez on Russians in Boyle Heights and their role in early Hollywood looks at some of the films in which so-called Molokans and fictional representations of the community appeared. – Paul R. Spitzzeri. In the summer of 1915, Majestic Studios released the first film to acknowledge…