Post #84724 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Apr 5, 2004 4:48 PM

At that time Hollywood film interiors were still 95% sets built on sound stages, especially with the bigger budget movies.

Even in Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" Tiki Bar scene, where one could SWEAR it was shot at Trader Vic's because it is such a beautifully dense and multilayered environment. But considering the size of the lighting and camera equipment back then, there would have been no way to get the shots they got.