Wonderful photos by Margaret Bourke-White inside the Warner Brothers and Paramount Prop Depts. back in 1937. Found these (and more) on the LIFE magazine gallery site.
Break-away club and prop filled pockets. |
Old time practical effects - unicorn horn for a horse, turtle on wheels to move, knife stabbing gags. |
Martha Raye marionette. |
Mosquito prop on thread of human hair to make fly. |
Spinning faux spider webs. |