ILos Angeles idolobha le-celluloid, okunethezeka nokujabulisayo. Khona lapho, kuphela ngamakhilomitha angama-35, kunesiqhingi saseSanta Catalina, isiqhingi sezinkanyezi.. Sikubiza kanjalo ngenxa yesikhalazo esinamandla lesi siqhingi ebesinaso ngezinkanyezi eziningana ze-celluloid, okuthi ngezikhathi zazo zokuphumula zingangabazi nakancane ukuphunyuka ziyocabanga ngolwandle kuvulandi wehhotela elithile likanokusho.
Ama-movie angaphezu kwama-XNUMX enziwe kulesi siqhingi esincane kodwa esihle, esinye sezizathu sokuthi sithandwa kangaka. ISanta Catalina kwakuyindawo eyayithandwa ngabenzi bamafilimu ukuqopha izigcawu ezingaphandle ezazidinga ukubukwa okuhle namathafa. Nakhu ukuthi isithombe sakhe senziwa kanjani safa emculweni onjengeJaws (1975) noma iTreasure Island (1932).
UClark Gable, uMarilyn Monroe noma uCharles Chaplin babeyizivakashi ezivamile eSanta Catalina, abaningi babo abathola izindawo lapho noma baziqasha isikhathi eside. Itheku elihle elilandulelayo linika impilo enamandla futhi engalindelekile. Edolobheni elikhulu, elibizwa nge-Avalon, kunamahhotela amaningi kanokusho, imigoqo nama-nightclub agcwele abantu abasha, abahle nabacebile ingxenye enkulu. Yize kuhlale kunendawo yawo wonke umuntu. Ngempela, ezokuvakasha ngokweqile zenze ukuthi lesi siqhingi singabe sisaba yindawo yokuqopha efunwa kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, abalingisi besikrini esikhulu bahlala bethatha isikhathi ukuvakashela iSanta Catalina, isiqhingi sezinkanyezi.