Studios & sets

The Lot at Formosa

Hollywood backlot

United States · 34.0897, -118.3475

The Lot at Formosa is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 26 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“AFI reported the production dates between early August and November 12, 1958, at Samuel Goldwyn Studios.”

Some Like It Hot (1959) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names The Lot at Formosa as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Some Like It Hot 1959
The Green Mile 1999
“The film was shot at Warner Hollywood Studios, West Hollywood, California; and on location in Shelbyville, Tennessee; Blowing Rock, North Carolina; and the old Tennessee State Prison.” Wikipedia
Basic Instinct 1992
The Apartment 1960
Contact 1997
West Side Story 1961
“The sound stages at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio, located in West Hollywood, California, were used for rehearsals and studio shooting.” Wikipedia
Song of the South 1946
“Back in Hollywood, the live action scenes were filmed at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio.” Wikipedia
Foreign Correspondent 1940
Scarface 1932
“Hawks shot the film at three different locations: Metropolitan Studios, Harold Lloyd Studios, and the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Hail, Caesar! 2016
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
Dynasty 1981–
“Dynasty was shot at Warner Hollywood Studios in West Hollywood, California.” Wikipedia
Irma la Douce 1963
“While the film was mostly shot at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio in Hollywood, some exteriors were shot around Paris: Les Halles, the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, and the banks of the Seine.” Wikipedia
Dangerous Minds 1995
“Most of the filming was done at Warner Hollywood Studios in Burbank, California.” Wikipedia
The Stranger 1946
Farewell, My Lovely 1975
The Love Boat 1977–
“The series was primarily filmed on sets in southern California: 20th Century Fox Studios for seasons one through five, and the Warner Hollywood Studios for the remainder of the series, and occasionally filmed aboard the actual vessels.” Wikipedia
The Black Pirate 1926
“To control the color effects, all sets designed by Borg and his team, as well as 95% of the exteriors, were created at the Pickford-Fairbanks studio in Hollywood.” Wikipedia
The Studio 2025–
Carbon Copy 1981
The Stalking Moon 1968
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947
“When he failed, production of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock took place at Goldwyn Studios, with additional shooting – including the window ledge scene which recalled a well-known similar scene from Lloyd's Safety Last (1923) – at Paramount.” Wikipedia
The Magic Sword 1962
“The film was shot on the 20th Century Fox backlot and at Samuel Goldwyn Studio.” Wikipedia
The Cheyenne Social Club 1970
“The interiors were shot at the Samuel Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood.” Wikipedia
Looker 1981
Barnaby Jones 1973–
“Some interiors, including Barnaby's office and generic sets dressed as prison cells and hospital rooms, were filmed at Samuel Goldwyn Studios in West Hollywood.” Wikipedia

Named here by The Lot at Formosa’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at The Lot at Formosa, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Gold Rush 1925

“Along with Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith, Pickford and Fairbanks founded United Artists Corporation (UA) and renamed the property United Artists Studio, where independent films such as The Gold Rush (1925) and Scarface (1932) were filmed.” Wikipedia
Wuthering Heights 1939

“The studio changed its name from United Artists Studio to Samuel Goldwyn Studio, where were filmed hits like Wuthering Heights (1939), The Little Foxes (1941), Guys and Dolls (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959), and West Side Story (1961).” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at The Lot at Formosa?

26 productions are recorded as filmed at The Lot at Formosa, including Some Like It Hot (1959), The Green Mile (1999) and Basic Instinct (1992). 26 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at The Lot at Formosa?

Some Like It Hot (1959), covered by 81 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is The Lot at Formosa?

The Lot at Formosa is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.0897, -118.3475.

What other filming locations are near The Lot at Formosa?

Formosa Cafe (under 1 km), Charlie Chaplin Studios (under 1 km), Hatfield's (under 1 km), Spaulding Square (1 km north-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Benoît Prieur, CC0.