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Filmography, in the order they appear in the Backlot Connections:
All That Heaven Allows (Sirk, Universal International Pictures, 1955)
Grease (Kleiser, Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organisation, Allan Carr Production, 1978)
All I Desire (Sirk, Universal International Pictures, 1953)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (Sirk, Universal International Pictures, 1952)
Harvey (Koster, Universal International Pictures, 1950)
Written on the Wind (Sirk, Universal International Pictures, 1956)
Back to the Future (Zemeckis, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions, 1985)
Psycho (Hitchcock, Shamley Productions, 1960)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (Tashlin, York Pictures Corporation, 1958)
Bedtime for Bonzo (De Cordova, Universal International Pictures, 1951)
The Desperate Hours (Wyler, Paramount Pictures, 1955)
Live view of the LA River in Universal City (NBCLA, 5th February 2024)