The Woman In Red - Horseback Riding In The Park
Teddy attends a meeting where the newly-hired face of the Cable Car Re-opening Campaign is being discussed. It’s the mystery Woman In Red! He still doesn’t know who she is but he’s told that she regularly goes horseback riding in Golden Gate Park.
Then … He barely knows how to ride but heads over there, determined to meet her. Hard to miss in white rain gear, he struggles to mount a horse.
Then … In a hilarious scene he tries his best to convince the barn manager of his equine expertise until she slaps the horse’s rump, sending him charging off on a precarious ride.
… and Now, the 10-stall stable structure is still there today.
… and Now, here’s an aerial view with an ‘X’ showing where Teddy mounted the horse in the first Then image above … but note in that image that the structure across the paddock is now gone.
The stables are adjacent to location 3 on this map of the ranch.
It takes skill to act out-of-control on a moving horse but Gene Wilder was a skilled rider. He rode extensively in 1974’s Blazing Saddles and again in 1979’s The Frisco Kid. Here’s a 1979 photo of him looking totally comfortable.
He cuts a forlorn figure after searching all day without coming across her.
Then … Undeterred, he returns another day. His misfortune at being thrown into a lake next to a covered bridge is forgotten when the Woman In Red suddenly gallops by.
… and Now, the bridge, location 13 on the ranch map, is still there but ongoing maintenance has changed its appearance since then.
… and Now, here it is from above, with ‘X” marking the spot where Teddy got wet.
He catches up with her; she is amused by his frenetic efforts to both impress her and maintain balance.
Then … In this shot (with the same skyline as the one five images above) note the house behind them with dormer windows and a brick chimney stack at one end.
… in 1982… here’s a vintage photo that captured the covered bridge just as it was in the movie (X marks where Teddy gets wet, 5 images above); in the background is the same house, viewed from its other side. The Disney ranch usually preserves the various structures built for movies but this one is no longer there.