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1930s – City Develops along with Film Industry
Films produced and/or distributed from studios operating in Culver City:
1933: King Kong, Little Women, Sons of the Desert; 1934: Tarzan and His Mate; 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty; 1936: Little Lord Fauntleroy; 1937: The Good Earth; 1938: Room Service; 1939: The Wizard of Oz, Intermezzo, Gone With The Wind

1930 -
• Pathe Studios merges with RKO and the studio is renamed RKO-Pathe Studios
• Helms Bakery is constructed and occupied by 1932; today a designated city landmark
1932 - Olympics (Xth Olympiad) is held in Los Angeles; Helms Bakery supplies bread
1934 - City Yard at Jefferson and Duquesne is purchased for $4,000
1935 -
• Ballona Creek is concreted by Army Corps of Engineering
• David O. Selznick joins RKO-Pathe and the studio is renamed Selznick International
1936 - City adopts the motto, "The Heart of Screenland"
1938 - The "Little People" come to Culver City to film the WIZARD OF OZ and stay in the Culver and Adams hotels