The Corriganville Movie Ranch was opened to the general public in 1949. In 1953, expansion of the ranch and shows was accompanied by Larry Parson becoming one of the two official Corriganville Photographers. For a $1, you could have your picture taken with Ray "Crash" Corrigan. You would then receive an autographed 8x10 photo in the mail. Larry's negatives are the only known ones to survive. For reference, he made proof sheets of his negatives (a proof sheet is an actual sized photo of the negative, unenlarged). This booklet contains the proof sheets for 1953 which include Corrigan's posing with the visitors to his ranch. Other proof sheets from 1953, including the rodeo and stunt shows, will be featured in another booklet, as well as the other years during which Larry Parson was one of the photographers.

The Corriganville Movie Ranch was created by B-Western actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, when he purchased the 1600+ acre ranch in Simi Valley, California. While his ownership of the land ceased in 1964, the ranch, now a park, continues to be used by the filmmaking business. This booklet contains the location photographs taken by representatives of RKO Studios in 1947 when they scouted the ranch. Full sized photographs.

The movie sets at the Corriganville Movie Ranch were a main attraction for the visitors. Here is a sampling of those sets as taken by Larry Parson.

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The Corriganville Movie Ranch was an enchanting place to visit. Here is an overview of the ranch through many photographs by Larry Parson.

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Besides being an amusement park, the Corriganville Movie Ranch was primarily used for motion pictures and television shows. Photo shoots were also done. This booklet presents some of those shoots which involved nude models. Also included are screen shots of nudie films shot at the ranch.

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Our second Figure Studies booklet presents those models who were shot clothed.

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A Western film location expert, the author has taken his skills to detail the filming locations used in the 1956 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Utilizing film frames, photographs of the locations as they now appear, including aerial photographs, and vintage maps, he shows where the location was filmed at, what it looked like in the film, and what the area looks like 50 years later.

Western filming locations from recognized classics to obscure B movies are catalogued with cast and director listings for over 3600 titles. Illustrated with over 375 stills, lobby cards, and then and now images, this book includes descriptions for more than 200 movie sites in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Spain. A foreword by noted location authority Carlo Gaberscek sets into context the choices, challenges, and characters of the places Hollywood selected to depict the lore of the American West.

Our 2006 calendar of the Corriganville Movie Ranch features mostly black & white photographs from the Larry Parson collection, taken during the mid 1950's, and featuring prominently Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Silvertown. The cover and some of the interior of the calendar features color photographs of the ranch and of "Crash".