Filmed in Las Vegas: America’s Playground on the Silver Screen
“Filmed in Las Vegas: America’s Playground on the Silver Screen” explores how motion pictures, from film noir to musicals and crime dramas, have portrayed Las Vegas as a place of glamour, risk and reinvention, shaping the city’s global identity long before it became the self-branded Entertainment Capital.
The exhibition features 11 rare original movie posters from 1941–1969, widely considered Las Vegas’ cinematic “Golden Age.” Highlights include posters from iconic films such as “Ocean’s 11” (1960) and “Viva Las Vegas” (1964), on loan from the private collection of Las Vegas businessman and collector Dan Tuntland.
Additional artifacts include vintage lobby cards, historic production photographs and a Jan. 20, 1960, edition of the Las Vegas Sun with its front page devoted to the filming of “Ocean’s 11.” A custom montage video traces the city’s evolution on screen from the 1940s to the present, illustrating how filmmakers across genres have drawn on Las Vegas’ spectacle, intrigue, and reputation.
Located in the Museum’s Oscar B. Goodman Room on the third floor.