Paramount Studios – Stage 32

Date of Construction: 1930

Stages 29-32 (all adjacent to each other) were originally capable of being opened up into one huge stage, to allow long camera moves and continuous dancing sequences associated with the golden days of Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers musicals. Stages 30 and 31 still have a soundproof partition between them which allows them to be joined to this day.

The end of Stage 32 marks the dividing line between the old RKO and Paramount Studios.
Stage 32 was originally named Stage 10 prior to the Desilu merger with Paramount. A ‘Stage 10’ sign is shown briefly during the trailer for Citizen Kane, which Paramount records show was filmed on this stage. (reference)

Pool

In the basement of this stage is a large swimming pool which Howard Hughes had constructed. The pool was last believed used in Mel Brooks’ ‘The History of the World Part One’.

Seen on Screen: Paramount Studios [Stage_32]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
The Gay Divorcee [Feature Film]	1934	Mark Sandrich
Stage 30, Stage 32
Swing Time [Feature Film]	1936	George Stevens
Stage 32
Citizen Kane [Feature Film]	1941	Orson Welles
Known during production as RKO 281, most of the production was filmed on what is now Stage 19 at Paramount, which was owned at the time by RKO. Stage 32 also used.
Star Trek [TV Series]	1966 - 1969	Various
Seasons One, Two and Three of Star Trek were shot at what is now Paramount Studios (known as Desilu Studios at the time). Stage 08, Stage 09, Stage 31, Stage 32
Chinatown [Feature Film]	1974	Roman Polanski
Stage 32
King Kong [Feature Film]	1976	John Guillermin
Stage 31, Stage 32
First Monday in October [Feature Film]	1981	Ronald Neame
Stage 32
History of the World Part I [Feature Film]	1981	Mel Brooks
Stage 32 - a tank / pool under the stage floor was constructed by Howard Hughes for parties, was last used for this film.
The Boys Are Back [TV Series]	1994	Matthew Carlson
Stage 32
Community [TV Series]	2009	Dan Harmon
Stage 31 - the Greendale Community College Library entrance leads directly into Stage 31. Stage 32 is also used.
This Is Us [TV Series]	2016	Dan Fogelman
Stage 11, Stage 12, Stage 31, Stage 32

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