The backstory on Hollywood movie backdrops

I would absolutely love to visit a museum of backdrops!

I love when unsung artists get recognition

This will never be talked about at the Oscars. This is truly Hollywood royalty.

The visual artist and filmmaker in me is very happy to know these works of Art are being kept alive.

To paraphrase Indiana Jones, "These belong in a museum."

I'd love to have a home big enough and to decorate my whole home with those backdrops

Seeing the backdrop for the Forbidden Planet really took me back. It's the first science fiction movie I ever saw in color ,it was at a library on 16 mm film

Ironically, the BETTER the backdrop, the LESS it's noticed!

As a lover of old movies, I appreciate the artwork. Amazing artistry!

OMG , my wife had just watched the segment on CBS and came down to tell me about it, about the company who bought old back drops etc and I stopped her and I asked, was it J C Backings?? She answered amazed yes it was, I then went on to tell her that they were clients of my Limo Company In Los Angeles. I described how I took jackie and her husband and parents to see Phantom of the Opera and I decorated the limousine Phantom style and had the cd playing and the making of phantom book on display. The family said it made their evening. I long since closed down Bond St Livery and moved out of L.A . I remember fondly the Coakley family who lived high above the 405 freeway.

They should print these limited edition miniatures for the collector. Great back drops indeed!

So fascinating! I can't imagine that any of these were once thrown away. So glad there are people like this that understand the importance of preserving these historical works of art.

The Academy is opening its museum this summer. These backings should be there....all of them. Recognize the artists, and their incredible talent that made Hollywood make all of us dream.

I immediately recognized the Singin' in the Rain backdrop. How cool that it survived.

This is such a great news story! It left me in awe and longing for Hollywood' s filmmaking yesterdays. Hollywood' s movies were enchanting back then.

Many years ago I saw a documentary on "Gone With the Wind" and I couldn't believe how many of the scenes had backdrops, they all looked so real! Glad they included a scene from it here also!

Thank goodness these people are helping to save all those beautiful backdrops! I would much rather see a movie with a painted backdrop, than to see a CGI back ground. I want to always be able to "suspend my disbelief", and not be slapped in the face with "reality". Loved this so much!

thank you for this story. having grown up in LA and being an art lover, there is so much ART in the business of movie-making that is not focused on generally speaking (as much as we focus on the celebrities and whether a movie makes money). it warms my heart to hear the backdrop artists get their due. would love to hear more about them, how they learned and advanced their craft, etc.

I love movies from silent films to today, and I always notice backdrops, props and even extras. So much goes into making a movie. Loved this segment and learning how the old backdrops are used over again even today. Great movie trivia

How wonderful that this art form is now being properly appreciated and preserved.