These were filmed over the course of eight weeks on the local tracks of the IND Fulton Street Line … John O’Hara’s first—and perhaps greatest—novel, Appointment in Samarra, appeared to much acclaim in 1934.Although the author earned several screenwriting credits during the 1940s, it was not until the late ’50s—after Ten North Frederick won the 1955 National Book Award—that his novels began to make the transition to the screen. British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor and British actor Laurence Harvey in New York City on a location shoot for the film 'Butterfield 8', 1960. BUTTERFIELD 8': LONG LOCAL CALL; Two Studios, Sidewalks of New York and Locations Used To Film O'Hara Novel Here in Its Entirety By Howard Thompson Feb. 21, 1960 British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor and British actor Laurence Harvey star in the MGM film 'Butterfield 8', 1960. Featured Products TCM Annual Catalog: 2019 Edition. Top selling movies have chosen locations in Connecticut to film some or all of their scenes. She and Fisher appeared together in"Butterfield 8". Like a TV sitcom where the locations of commercial breaks can be foreseen, after about twenty minutes of “Butterfield 8,” you can predict when a transition will conclude a scene. Filming began on November 23, 1973, and was completed in late April 1974. That Touch of Mink DVD $14.96 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir DVD $11.21 Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies Book $22.95 BUtterfield-8 I just saw this movie for the first time and was wondering why it has such a bad rep. Editor Ralph E. Winters employs nothing but transitions. Seeing Stars: Where the Movies Were Shot (on Location) 1995 (part 1). British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor and British actor Laurence Harvey in New York City on a location shoot for the film 'Butterfield 8', 1960. In this respect, it helps to know when the next scene will begin. Some of the acting is hammy but Liz and Laurence are great and have a lot of chemistry; the photography and production design are beautiful and the "Mad … British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor and British actor Laurence Harvey star in the MGM film 'Butterfield 8', 1960. Filming locations. That success was followed by the roles of William Barret Travis in The Alamo and Weston Liggett in BUtterfield 8, both films released in the autumn of 1960. The budget was $3.8 million. $4.52. Tarentino's 1995's "PULP FICTION" begins and ends with hit-men John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson dining in a booth at a small coffee shop, when a young couple try to rob the place.That coffee shop was actually the "Hawthorne Grill"; it was at 13763 S. Hawthorne Blvd. Although she disliked her role as a call girl in BUtterfield 8 (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. During filming of the epic "Cleopatra" (1963) - for which she became the first actress to be paid $1 million for a single movie - she began a highly-publicized off-screen romance with co-star Richard Burton. BUtterfield 8. Production began with scenes inside the subway tunnel.