Red Light Filming Locations

Name: Red Light
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Rating: 6.3
Cast: George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Raymond Burr

Where was Red Light filmed? Red Light was filmed in 16 locations across United States and Australia in the following places:

Red Light Filming Locations

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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, USA ( establishing shots of San Francisco Bay area )

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San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, USA ( exterior establishing shot at start of film )

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Reno, Nevada, USA

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County.

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Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA ( shot of taxi turning from E. Commercial Row under Reno Arch )

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Monterey Peninsula, California, USA ( background footage in rocky coast scene with Trina and Pablo Cabrillo )

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Carmel Mission, Carmel, California, USA ( church exterior in scenes near Pablo Cabrillo's home )

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Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( corner near El Capitan Theatre )

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Sacramento, California, USA

Sacramento, capital of the U.S. state of California, lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. The district of Old Sacramento harkens back to the city’s Gold Rush era, with wooden sidewalks and wagon rides. One of several museums in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum depicts the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, one of the country’s earliest technological feats.

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Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California, USA ( in newsreel archive footage about army chaplain returning home )

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Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA ( driving out of tunnel at start of title sequence )

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Avalon Hollywood - 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA ( known then as El Capitan Theatre, venue of Ken Murray's Blackouts )

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San Francisco, California, USA

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California. With a population of 808,437 residents as of 2022, San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of California behind Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose.

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Nassour Studios - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Studio )

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28 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, California, USA ( Hotel Powell - behind opening credits, Axiom Hotel since 2015 )

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660 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA ( Old St. Mary's Cathedral - Father Redman's church in San Francisco )

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131 Terminal Court South San Francisco, California, USA ( Golden Gate Produce Terminal )

Red Light (1949)

Runtime: 83 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Release year: 1949

IMDB: tt0041790

Plot summary

The former employee of a trucking company, currently in prison for embezzlement, plans his eventual revenge against his former boss.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Film-Noir

Cast

George Raft

Virginia Mayo

Gene Lockhart

Raymond Burr

Directors

Roy Del Ruth

Red Light Filming Locations

Red Light Filming Locations

1: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, USA ( establishing shots of San Francisco Bay area )

2: San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, USA ( exterior establishing shot at start of film )

3: Reno, Nevada, USA

4: Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA ( shot of taxi turning from E. Commercial Row under Reno Arch )

5: Monterey Peninsula, California, USA ( background footage in rocky coast scene with Trina and Pablo Cabrillo )

6: Carmel Mission, Carmel, California, USA ( church exterior in scenes near Pablo Cabrillo's home )

7: Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( corner near El Capitan Theatre )

8: Sacramento, California, USA

9: Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California, USA ( in newsreel archive footage about army chaplain returning home )

10: Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA ( driving out of tunnel at start of title sequence )

11: Avalon Hollywood - 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA ( known then as El Capitan Theatre, venue of Ken Murray's Blackouts )

12: San Francisco, California, USA

13: Nassour Studios - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( Studio )

14: 28 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, California, USA ( Hotel Powell - behind opening credits, Axiom Hotel since 2015 )

15: 660 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA ( Old St. Mary's Cathedral - Father Redman's church in San Francisco )

16: 131 Terminal Court South San Francisco, California, USA ( Golden Gate Produce Terminal )

Red Light (1949)