HOTEL DEL CORONADO AND HOLLYWOOD
Over 100 Years of Movie-Making History

1898
Off for the Rabbit Chase (documentary); Edison Moving Picture Company.
Dogs Playing in the Surf (documentary); Edison Moving Picture Company.

1901
Tent City (documentary); Edison Moving Picture Company.

1901 or 1902
Ferryboat Entering Coronado Slip (documentary); Hotel del Coronado wharf.

1912
Maiden and Men OR The Maid and the Man; directed by Allan Dwan; this may be the first feature film made in Coronado. Plot: Romance at a resort hotel. At The Del: Motion Picture World noted that the film offered “a bewildering array of settings whose equal have certainly never before been seen in motion pictures.”

1912 (Year of release uncertain)
Winter Sports and Pastimes of Coronado Beach; directed by Allan Dwan

1915 (Coronado location uncertain)
Young Romance

1916
Miss Jackie of the Navy; directed by Harry Pollard; starred Margarita Fischer (Fischer was Pollard’s wife). At The Del: The hotel’s Garden Patio is re-cast as a South Sea island.

The Pearl of Paradise; directed by Harry Pollard; starred Margarita Fischer.
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1917
Princess Virtue; directed by Robert Z. Leonard; starred Mae Murray. At The Del: Featured Tent City.
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1918
The Married Virgin; starred Rudolph Valentino. Plot: A dashing social climber falls in love with a married socialite … and marries her virginal daughter. At The Del: Great footage of exterior, gardens and beach. Now available on DVD.

1922
Beyond the Rocks; directed by Sam Wood for Famous Players-Lasky; starred Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino. Plot: While on her honeymoon, a bride falls in love with someone else; based on a novel by Elinor Glyn.

1924
My Husband’s Wives; directed by Maurice Elvey; starred Shirley Mason and Bryant Washburn.
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1925
The Coast of Folly; directed by Allan Dwan for Famous Players; starred Gloria Swanson and Anthony Jowitt. Plot: The adventures of a young heiress. Swanson’s three Del films, The Coast of Folly (1925), Beyond the Rocks (1922) and The Married Virgin (1918) helped establish the Hotel del Coronado as a popular destination for Hollywood filmmakers.

1926
Good and Naughty; directed by Malcolm St. Clair; starred Pola Negri and Tom Moore.

1929
The Flying Fleet; directed by George W. Hill; starred Ramon Navarro and Anita Page. Plot: Two navy aviators compete for a young woman’s affection. Hollywood/Del Trivia: During the making of the movie, Anita Page (at that time, only Greta Garbo garnered more fan mail) fell in love and married a real naval officer, settling permanently in Coronado.
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1935
Coronado (musical); directed by Norman McLeod; starred Jack Haley and Andy Devine. Plot: A rich hotel guest falls in love with a Tent City singer. This film further established the hotel’s image as a playground for the rich; featured songs: “Doing the Coronado” and “Coronado by the Sea.” Hollywood/Del Trivia: Actor Johnny Downs, who grew up in Coronado, tap danced atop The Del’s mahogany bar.

1936
Yours for the Asking; Directed by Alexander Hall; starred Ida Lupino, Dolores Costello and George Raft (who also starred in Some Like It Hot).

1959
Some Like It Hot; directed by Billy Wilder; starred Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Plot: Romantic high jinks throughout the resort. Recently named the No. 1 comedy of all time by the American Film Institute. NOTE: Much more historic information available through Hotel del Coronado Department of Public Relations.
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1971
Dollars [$]; directed by Richard Brooks; starred Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn. Plot: A slick crime caper with a climatic rendezvous at The Del.

1973
Wicked, Wicked. Plot: A psychopath killer terrorizes a resort hotel.

1980
Loving Couples; starred Susan Sarandon, Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn and Stephen Collins. Plot: Two married couples exchange partners for extra-marital flings. At The Del: Cast as the “Delmonico Lodge” (and seemingly at the foot of a mountain range), the film includes wonderful shots of the lobby (including the old-fashioned wooden key cases); elevator; driveway/porte cochere; tennis courts; the Garden Patio (as a restaurant); the pool; Sun Deck; and The Del from the beach.
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1980
The Stunt Man; directed by Richard Rush; starred Peter O’Toole and Barbara Hershey. Plot: A maniacal movie director allows a fugitive to work as a stunt man, almost killing him in the process. About The Del: As a movie-within-a-movie, there are fabulous shots of the hotel from unusual angles, including a vintage sword fight atop The Del’s turreted roof.
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1989
K-9; starred Jim Belushi. Plot: A cop and his canine companion stalk a San Diego drug czar.
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1990
My Blue Heaven; directed by Herbert Ross; starred Steve Martin, Joan Cusack and Rick Moranis. Plot: A good-natured gangster is relocated to San Diego under the witness protection program. At The Del: Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack merengue on the Sun Deck; there’s also a great scene with a private dining table right on the beach.

1996
Mr. Wrong; starred Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack, Dean Stockwell and Joan Plowright. Plot: A young woman’s life spirals comically out of control after she becomes the object of an admirer’s twisted affection.

2002
The Sinister Saga of Making “The Stunt Man” (documentary); directed by Richard Rush; cast members reunite at the Hotel del Coronado to review the making of The Stunt Man (1980); see entry above.

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