The Garden of Allah began as the palatial home of Alla Nazimova, a star of the screen in the silent film era. (Reports vary, claiming she bought the house in 1918, 1919, or 1921).

The story [based on Robert Hichens' novel] has body and share of fame behind it to lift it above the usual screen tale. Religious angle is of the monk leaving the monastery to hide his identity ...

The Garden of Allah also had Ben the Bellboy, who would supply whatever was needed— alcohol, girls, food. He made it his business to know everything about everyone.

The Garden of Allah is still mourned by Angelenos, including Gehry. “It was still standing when I got here,” he says. Part of his design, he maintains, aims to “capture the feeling of this ...

It was The Garden of Allah, third cinema version of Robert Hichens’ 1907 best seller, produced by Selznick International Pictures, Inc. in six months for $2,200,000.

The Garden of Allah series revolves around the Hollywood hotel founded by silent-era actress Alla Nazimova in 1927. Kicked off with an 18-hour bash to commemorate it’s opening, ...

In the early 1940s, an exquisite blond actress, her handsome writer-husband and their skinny daughter were living at the Garden of Allah on Sunset Boulevard. The creation of silent-screen star ...

Actors who played the role of Suzanne: Mrs. Alexander Salvini [] ...

Garden of Allah, sumptuously and impressively mounted by David O. Selznick, impresses in color production but is a pretty dull affair. It is optically arresting and betimes emotionally gripping ...