2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁film ing ▁locations ▁included ▁locations ▁in ▁southern ▁California : ▁Amb assador ▁Hotel , ▁ 3 4 0 0 ▁Wil shire ▁Bou lev ard , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Hollywood ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Hotel , ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁Hollywood ▁Bl vd ., ▁Hollywood . ▁For ▁ex ter iors , ▁the ▁Orange ▁Empire ▁Rail road ▁Museum , ▁Per ris , ▁California ▁( ra il road ▁scenes ) ▁and ▁the ▁Bell ▁R anch , ▁Santa ▁Sus ana , ▁California ▁and ▁Mel ody ▁R anch , ▁ 2 4 7 1 5 ▁Oak ▁Creek ▁Avenue , ▁New hall , ▁California ▁were ▁util ized . ▁Studio ▁work ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁C ul ver ▁City ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Historical ▁in acc ura cies ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁features ▁Ear p ▁att ending ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Histor ically , ▁Wy att ▁Ear p ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁( at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁ill ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁om its ▁any ▁mention ▁of ▁Joseph ine ▁Marcus , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁Ear p ' s ▁common ▁law ▁wife ▁for ▁over ▁twenty - five ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁she ▁lived ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁Ear p . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁The ▁musical ▁sound track ▁for ▁Sun set