5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California
Official website: https://raleighstudios.com
Raleigh Studios in Hollywood is situated opposite Paramount Studios on Melrose. Bought by Raleigh Enterprises in 1979, the studio has been in operation since 1915, and is the longest-operating studio in existence.
Previously known as:
- 1915: Famous Players
- 1916: Clune Studios
- 1919: Fairbanks Productions
- 1922: CBC/Waldorf Comedies
- 1924: United Studios
- 1934: Prudential Studios
- 1941: California Studios
- 1946: Enterprise Studios (reverting to California Studios after bankruptcy)
- 1960s: Producers Studio
- 1979: Raleigh Film & Television Studios
History of Raleigh Studios site – https://raleighstudios.com/history/
Productions shot at Raleigh Studios
Feature Film (14) | |||
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dante's Peak | 1997 | Roger Donaldson |  |
| MouseHunt | 1997 | Gore Verbinski | |
| The house interiors were shot on stage at Raleigh Studios | |||
| Frankie and Johnny | 1991 | Garry Marshall | |
| Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | 1988 | James Signorelli | |
| What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | 1962 | Robert Aldrich | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | 1961 | Roger Corman | |
| Johnny Concho | 1956 | Don McGuire | |
| Existing Western town sets used, and the Cantina built for the film is still in use as the Studio Cafe (tbc) | |||
| Not as a Stranger | 1955 | Stanley Kramer | |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | 1946 | William Wyler | |
| A Star Is Born | 1937 | William A. Wellman | |
| Hop-a-long Cassidy | 1935 | Howard Bretherton | |
| The Three Musketeers | 1921 | Fred Niblo | |
| A new enclosed stage is built for this production, where it was used for large period sets including the Court of Louis XVI. Backlot sets from His Majesty The American were reused for The Three Musketeers. | |||
| The Mark of Zorro | 1920 | Fred Niblo | |
| The production made use of early California sets on the backlot. Douglas Fairbanks was leasing a portion of the Clune Studios (now Raleigh) | |||
| Ramona | 1916 | Donald Crisp | |
| The first feature production at Clune Studios | |||
TV Series (5) | |||
| Title | Released | Creator / Showrunner | IMDB |
| Castle | 2009-2016 | Andrew W. Marlowe | |
| Cagney and Lacey | 1981-1988 | Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday | |
| Dallas | 1978-1991 | David Jacobs | |
| Gunsmoke | 1955 | Charles Marquis Warren | |
| Season One began production at California Studios (now Raleigh Studios) | |||
| Adventures of Superman | 1952-1958 | [writers] Roy Chanslor, Jay Morton | |
Music Video (1) | |||
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
| Madonna: Like a Prayer | 1989 | Mary Lambert | |
| The church set was built on Stage 14 at Raleigh Studios | |||