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Across the alley beside Dr. Ort's home is a building used as the movie house on The Andy Griffith Show. There was usually a large curved marquee that said, "Grand" acround the front. In its 1951 incarnation, however, this building was the Smallville Bus Terminal as seen in "Superman On Earth" and the Daily Planet delivery entrance in "Crime Wave." In "Czar of the Underworld," the National Studios film crew set up their cameras in this location where they filmed Mr. Dexter's unfortunate last car ride.

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Superman: Clark leaves for Metropolis

The prviously mentioned alley between Dr. Ort's house and the Mayberry Grand (that's to the left of Dr. Ort's house) is hallowed ground to Superman fans. It was into this alley that George ran as Kent and emerged as Superman for the oft-used wire and harness take-off, complete with blowing newspapers. It was very impressive. "Run that again!" says John (Mr. Big) Eldridge when he sees it. And in this alley George also beat the stuffing out of James Craven for stealing the Chinese Jade and for making that crack about "they guy in the circus suit."

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