Taking a Break From Giant

November 12, 2026

James Dean wearing a cowboy hat as he selects a song on a jukebox at a cafe during the filming of the 1955 movie Giant. Marfa, Texas, served as the primary backdrop for the movie, where the false-front Victorian mansion for the Reata Ranch was built. The cast and crew famously stayed at the Hotel Paisano. Because there was no local film lab in Marfa, exposed film was flown to Hollywood every evening, processed overnight, and flown back the next morning for director George Stevens to review at the local theater.

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