In Old California (1910 film) Hollywood. In Old California (1910 film) In Old California is a silent movie filmed in 1910. It was the first movie shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the Biograph Company (then based in New York, New York). The film is a melodrama about the Mexican era of California. Director D.W. Griffith discovered the little village of Hollywood on his trips to California and decided to shoot there because of the beautiful scenery and friendly people. On May 6, 2004 a monument was erected at 1713 Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard. The monument
W. D. Richter and "Stealth". W. D. Richter W. D. Richter (born December 7, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He is best known for adapting "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", directing "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" and co-writing "Big Trouble in Little China". Richter graduated from Dartmouth College and attended USC film school. He began script writing for Hollywood in the 1970s. He wrote the hit comedy "Slither" (1973), followed by two similarly styled comedies, "Peeper" (1975) and "Nickelodeon" (1976). He branched into other genres starting with the remake of "Invasion of the Body