Goofs:
Anachronisms: In early 1953 (before March 15), characters watch Roman Holiday (1953), which actually premiered in late summer. (more)

Trivia:
Twice the project was pitched to television: first, producer David L. Wolper wanted to produce the project as a mini-series, and later, it was being developed as a weekly series by HBO. (more)

Filming Locations:
1714 Gramercy Place, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Sid Hudgens: [voiceover] Come to Los Angeles! The sun shines bright, the beaches are wide and inviting, and the orange groves stretch as far as the eye can see. There are jobs aplenty, and land is cheap. Every working man can have his own house, and inside every house, a happy, all-American family. You can have all this, and who knows... you could even be discovered, become a movie star... or at least see one. Life is good in Los Angeles... it's paradise on Earth." Ha ha ha ha. That's what they tell you, anyway.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 68 wins & 43 nominations (more)