The 1935 industrial comedy short LOVE, HONOR, and OBEY (THE LAW!) is interesting. It stars Harry Langdon via "special arrangement" from Columbia with support from players like Monte Collins and Fred Toones. It's also notable for some nice location filming of Los Angeles circa 1935.
Watch the short here:
I've tried to identify some of the several filming locations from 3000 miles away - here are some guesses.
At 15:26, we see Langdon coming out of a store. We can see "Frederick Glyde Jeweler" on the storefront. The 1936 Los Angeles City Directory puts Glyde's store at 5704 Melrose Ave. That's right around the corner from N Larchmont (home to some Stooge locations of the era) and a block or two from N Gower (where Columbia was). The store appears to be long gone. Google Maps shows Larchmont Lofts, a large apartment complex, currently at 5700 Melrose. The next building on Google Maps is Yannelly's Flowers at 5718 Melrose. It would seem that some of the early 5700 block of Melrose was demolished for the loft building. Interestingly, around 14:40, we can see Langdon going into a building with "Hugo E Apel" on the store window. The 1936 city directory also puts that business (an optometrist) at 5704 Melrose.
And today:
At 11:17, we can see Langdon and Collins drive by "Joel" Cleaners and Dyers as well as a market. A 1948 issue of the LA Times reported a robbery at "Joel" Cleaners and Dyers, located at 5875 Melrose Ave. Next to "Joel" cleaners, we can see a grocery store. In the 1936 city directory, there is a grocery store at 5877 Melrose, belonging to a Minnie Phillips. Considering Melrose was used elsewhere in the short, these two are likely it. In both the film and on Google Maps, 5877 Melrose is right before an intersection. Today the area is filled with vacant stores.
And today:
