ILos Angeles idolobha lamafilimu, ukunethezeka, kanye nokuzijabulisa. Khona lapho, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-35 kuphela, kukhona iSanta Catalina Island, i-Island of Stars . Sikubiza kanjalo ngenxa yokukhanga okukhulu kwalesi siqhingi kwabaningi abadumile bamabhayisikobho, ababengakaze banqikaze ukubaleka futhi bacabange ngolwandle besuka ebalcony yelinye lamahhotela alo aphambili.
Lesi siqhingi esincane kodwa esikhangayo sibe yindawo yokuqopha amafilimu angaphezu kuka-250, esinye isizathu esenza ukuthi sibe yindawo ethandwa kangaka. ISanta Catalina yayiyindawo ethandwayo yabenzi bamafilimu abaqopha izigcawu zangaphandle ezazidinga imibono emihle kanye nezindawo ezinhle. Yile ndlela isithombe sayo esagcina ngayo singenakufa ezingomeni ezifana neJaws (1975) kanye neTreasure Island (1932).
UClark Gable, uMarilyn Monroe, noCharles Chaplin babevame ukuvakashela iSanta Catalina; abaningi bathenga indawo lapho noma bayiqashe isikhathi eside. Ichweba elihle elingaphambi kwalo likhuthaza indlela yokuphila eguquguqukayo nengalindelekile. Edolobheni elikhulu, elibizwa ngokuthi i-Avalon, kunamahhotela amaningi okunethezeka, amabha, nama-nightclub, agcwele kakhulu abantu abasha, abahle nabacebile. Nakuba kuhlale kunendawo yawo wonke umuntu. Ngempela, ukuvakasha ngokweqile kusho ukuthi lesi siqhingi asiseyona indawo yokuqopha efunwa kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, izinkanyezi zama-movie zihlala zenza isikhathi sokuvakashela iSanta Catalina, isiqhingi sezinkanyezi.