The Man Who Cheated Himself - Janet's Studio
Back at Janet’s high-ceilinged studio Andy can’t fathom why Ed is so dismissive of important clues in the murder case. He is close to realizing that his brother is covering up his own involvement. These interior scenes were most likely filmed on a studio sound stage.
But when later in the movie Ed drops Janet off in front of her studio, this was filmed at a real location …
Then … She heads for her front door, a novel entrance with a drawbridge. CitySleuth is indebted to Craig Owens, host of the entertaining blog bizarrela.com, for finding this interesting building.
… and Now, It’s supposed to be in San Francisco but the building is actually in Los Angeles, at 2064 Argyle Avenue in the Hollywood Hills (map). It still looks exactly the same. (Photo by Craig Owens).
… and Now, No. 2064 is flanked on either side by similar Tudor-styled units but is the only one with the drawbridge feature. The red bricked square in the sidewalk marks where the tree in front of the building was in the Then image above.