Spoiler Alert…They Weren’t Really In Casablanca, OR Outside!

On May 20, 2014 - TV History

Spoiler Alert…They Weren’t Really In Casablanca, OR Outside!

Just for fun, here’s a shot of the final scene of ‘Casablanca’ filmed around August 2, 1942. The whole picture was shot on the Warner back lot except for the sequence showing Major Strasser’s arrival, which was filmed at Van Nuys Airport, and a few short clips of stock footage views of Paris.

This scene on the “runway” was purposefully over fogged to hide the deficiencies in the cardboard mock up of a Lockheed Electra which had very short extras around it to help cheat the proportionality. Speaking of cheating, Bogart was two inches shorter than Bergman, so…like in this scene, he stood on blocks and sat on pillows to hide the difference.

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11 Comments

  1. Fred Gerardi May 21, 2014

    Best movie ever!

  2. Don Cox May 21, 2014

    This is why I can’t really enjoy TV or movies anymore. I worked in the industry, and I’m always looking at continuity. If I watch cartoons with my grand daughters, I see every cell. I do enjoy “reality TV” where this no regard to continuity.

  3. Mike Medrano May 21, 2014

    No matter how many times I see this movie, the ending always makes me misty-eyed. Pure, perfect, classy entertainment. Something desperately lacking in most of today’s films.

  4. Connie Coward McNeal May 20, 2014

    My all time favorite! Love the behind the scenes info too!

  5. Dennis W. Mazzocco May 20, 2014

    This is fabulous.

  6. Gary Lewi May 20, 2014

    Love the hats

  7. Bob Sewvello May 20, 2014

    Mitchell BNC

  8. Ray Remillard ॐ May 20, 2014

    And the Trench is a classic Burberry’s,Iconic British luxury brand (like mine =)

  9. Wally Roper May 20, 2014

    It is still my all time favorite movie…you know what I want to hear…PLAY IT!

  10. Lou Rocco May 20, 2014

    Arthur Edeson is at the camera…

  11. Geoffrey DeVoe May 20, 2014

    Very convincing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-dGYjSq5k