Bronson Canyon, or Bronson Caves, is a section of

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that has become known as a

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for many

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Location and history

Bronson Canyon is located in the southwest section of

near the north end of Canyon Drive, which is an extension of Bronson Avenue. In 1903, the Union Rock Company founded a

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, originally named Brush Canyon, for excavation of crushed rock used in the construction of city streets–carried out of the quarry by electric train on the Brush Canyon Line. The quarry ceased operation in the late 1920s, leaving the caves behind. The caves became known as the Bronson Caves after the nearby avenue and a hill of that name, giving the area its more popular name of Bronson Canyon. The same street may have indirectly provided the stage name for actor

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, as the former Charles Buchinsky is believed to have chosen that name in 1954 after seeing it on a street sign in Hollywood. The craggy quarry remains pockmarked by what appear to be cave openings create an ideal backdrop for filming scenes meant to take place in a lonely southwestern wilderness. Scenes of the main cave entrance are normally filmed in a manner that shows the entrance at an angle because the cave is actually a very short tunnel through the hill, with the rear opening easily visible in a direct shot. The most well-known appearance of the tunnel entrance is likely its use as the entrance to the

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Media filmed or set in the canyon

Films

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Lightning Bryce ''Lightning Bryce'' is a 1919-1920 American Western film serial directed by Paul Hurst and starring Ann Little and Jack Hoxie (his first starring role). In all, 15 episodes were produced; all episodes survive today and are in the public doma ...

'' (1919) * ''

Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Lightning Warrior ''The Lightning Warrior'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials. A number of the production's outdoor action sequences were filmed on the rocky ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. McG ...

'' (1932) * ''

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime-drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The f ...

'' (1932) * '' White Zombie'' (1932) * ''

Sagebrush Trail ''Sagebrush Trail'' (UK title ''An Innocent Man'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film with locations filmed at Bronson Canyon starring John Wayne and featuring Lane Chandler and Yakima Canutt (Canutt plays the leader of the gang as well ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Vampire Bat ''The Vampire Bat'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye. Plot When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers ...

'' (1933) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Hawk of the Wilderness ''Hawk of the Wilderness'' (1938) is a Republic movie serial based on the ''Kioga'' adventure novels written by pulp writer William L. Chester (1907-1971). Kioga was a Tarzanesque white child raised on a lost island in the Arctic Circle, somewh ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Lone Ranger Rides Again ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial '' The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1941) * '' Call of the Canyon'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Silver River'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Robot Monster ''Robot Monster'' (or ''Monster from Mars'')

'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Teenage Caveman'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

Invisible Invaders ''Invisible Invaders'' is a 1959 science fiction film starring John Agar, Jean Byron, John Carradine and Philip Tonge. It was produced by Robert E. Kent, directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Samuel Newman. The monster costume from 1958's ''It ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

The Cape Canaveral Monsters ''The Cape Canaveral Monsters'' is a 1960 independent American black-and-white science-fiction film, produced by Lionel Dichter and Richard Greer, and written and directed by Phil Tucker. It stars Katherine Victor, Jason Johnson, Scott Peters ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

Invasion of the Star Creatures ''Invasion of the Star Creatures'' is an independent film, independently made 1962 black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and Berj Hagopian, directed by Bruno VeSota, that stars Bob Ball and Frankie Ray. The fi ...

'' (1962) * '' The Magic Sword'' (1962) * ''

Ride the High Country ''Ride the High Country'' (released internationally as ''Guns in the Afternoon'') is a 1962 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Mariette Hartley. The supporting cast includ ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Gun Hawk ''The Gun Hawk'' is a 1963 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Rory Calhoun, Rod Cameron, Ruta Lee and Rod Lauren. Plot Gunslinger Rory Calhoun dispenses his own brand of justice in this action-packed Western adventu ...

'' (1963) * ''

They Saved Hitler's Brain ''They Saved Hitler's Brain'' is a 1968 TV movie directed by David Bradley. It was adapted for television from a shorter 1963 theatrical feature film, ''Madmen of Mandoras'', produced by Carl Edwards and directed by David Bradley. The film was ...

'' (''Madmen of Mandoras'') (1963) * ''

The Human Duplicators ''The Human Duplicators'' is a 1965 American science fiction film by Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc. Produced and directed by Hugo Grimaldi and Arthur C. Pierce (the latter uncredited as director), the film stars George Nader, Barbara Nichols, ...

'' (1965) * '' Batman: The Movie'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

Flaming Frontier ''Flaming Frontier'' is a 1958 Canadian-American Western film produced and directed by Sam Newfield in his final credited feature film, from a screenplay by Louis Stevens. Produced by Regal Pictures in Canada, where Newfield was shooting his ' ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

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Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called ''Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamaser ...

'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

The Human Tornado ''The Human Tornado'' is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Cliff Roquemore. The film is a sequel to ''Dolemite''. Plot After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashe ...

'' (1976) * '' The Choirboys'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

Raise the Titanic ''Raise the Titanic!'' is a 1976 adventure novel by Clive Cussler, published in the United States by the Viking Press. It tells the story of efforts to bring the remains of the ill-fated ocean liner RMS ''Titanic'' to the surface of the Atlanti ...

'' (1980) * '' The Return'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Munchies'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' * ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' * ''Iron Horse (TV series), Iron Horse'' ("The Man from New Chicago" S01E10) * ''The Last Ship (TV series), The Last Ship'' * ''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie'' * ''The Lone Ranger (TV series), The Lone Ranger'' * ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' * ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' (1960s) * ''The Monkees (TV series), The Monkees'' * ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' (1960s) * ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'' (1960s) * ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'' * ''Salute Your Shorts'' ("Clan of the Cavegirls" S02E11) * ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' * ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * ''Tombstone Territory'' * ''Twin Peaks'' * ''V (1984 TV series), V'' * ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' * ''The Wild Wild West'' ("Night of the Returning Dead" S02E05) * ''Wonder Woman (TV series), Wonder Woman''

Novels

* ''Lost Light'' by Michael Connelly

Music Videos

* t.A.T.u. "Friend or Foe" October 2005 * ''Modern World'', Collapsing Scenery (2018) * ''More Dead'', Death Valley Girls (2018) * ''Easier'', 5 Seconds of Summer (2019) * ''Til The Light Goes Out'', Lindsey Stirling (2020) * "Queen of the Broken Hearts"- Loverboy (1983)

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Bronson Canyon in the Movies
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Media filmed or set in the canyon

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TV series

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