Maps of Movies

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Where Gentleman's Agreement says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film about prejudice in New York and Darien, with no film-location address anywhere in the sources

Scenes and places

The publisher's office where the story is born (1947)

Phil Green, a widowed journalist who has just moved to New York, is called in by publisher John Minify and asked to write a series on antisemitism. He is not keen on the assignment at first.

Set in Magazine publisher's office, New York — Phil Green, newly arrived in New York, is asked by the magazine's publisher to write about antisemitism.

The film's magazine office is a fictional workplace in Manhattan.

Filmed at Rockefeller Plaza and the NBC Building — Fox legal records list Rockefeller Plaza and the NBC Building among the New York City locations; which scene was shot there is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The lunch where Phil meets Kathy (1947)

At a lunch party Phil meets Kathy Lacey, the publisher's niece. She turns out to be the person who suggested the story idea.

Set in Lunch party, New York — A lunch party where Phil meets Kathy Lacey, the publisher's niece.

The venue is not named in the sources; the scene is set in New York.

The apartment, the mailbox and a hard question (1947)

At home the next day Phil admits to his mother he is surprised the idea came from "a girl", and she teases him for it. He then struggles to explain anti-Jewish prejudice to his son Tommy, and that decides him to write the story.

Set in The Greens' New York apartment — Phil, his mother and his son Tommy live here; the mailbox name becomes a flashpoint.

A fictional family apartment; no real address is given.

The hotel that will not take a booking (1947)

Phil, planning a honeymoon at a swanky hotel, finds the manager refusing to register him and telling him to go elsewhere. The refusal is polite and absolute.

Set in Flume Inn (fictional hotel) — A swanky hotel whose manager refuses to register Phil once he is believed to be Jewish.

The hotel is the film's invention; no real building is identified.

The engagement party in Darien (1947)

Phil and Kathy are invited to a celebration of their engagement at her sister Jane's home in Darien. Kathy fears an awkward scene, while everyone seems friendly to Phil, even though many guests cancel at the last minute.

Set in Jane's house, Darien, Connecticut — Kathy's sister Jane hosts an engagement celebration in Darien, a community known to be unwelcoming to Jews. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Darien was the real Connecticut town where parts of the film were shot, and the film is set in it too.

Filmed at Darien, Connecticut — Wikipedia says portions of the film were shot on location in Darien; the specific house is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The empty cottage (1947)

Dave cannot find a home for his family. Phil sees Kathy's vacant cottage as the answer, but Kathy will not risk offending her neighbours by renting it to a Jewish family.

Set in Kathy's vacant cottage, Darien — Kathy owns an empty cottage in Darien that Phil sees as a home for Dave's family. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A cottage in the same Connecticut town; no real address is given.

Filmed at Darien, Connecticut — Same Darien location filming; the cottage's site is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studio Lot, Los Angeles — Interior set scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rockefeller Plaza and the NBC Building — New York City location shooting Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Phil Green — A widowed journalist who pretends to be Jewish to write an exposé on antisemitism.
• Kathy Lacey — The publisher's niece, who suggested the story idea and begins dating Phil.
• Dave Goldman — Phil's childhood friend, who returns from the war and cannot find a home for his family.