Premiere of “The Floradora Girl” at the opening night of the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, June 4, 1930

Premiere of “The Floradora Girl” at the opening night of the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, June 4, 1930Here’s a bit of Hollywood history in the making. What we’re seeing here is the opening of the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on June 4, 1930. The crowds gathered six bodies deep are there to see “The Floradora Girl,” the movie was chosen to open the magnificent theater. Though hardly remembered anymore, it features a 7-minute finale filmed in 2-strip Technicolor, giving us rare color footage of its star, Marion Davies.

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