The premiere for Warner Bros’ “Giant” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 18,1956 was a very big deal. We can see from this photo that a long line of limos were outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard and any number of searchlights strafed the night sky. The number of stars who attended is mindboggling. http://www.graumanschinese.org/1956.html lists over 100 of them, everyone from Nick Adams to Shelley Winters, along with Art Linkletter as the Master of Ceremonies. The movie’s 10-week run was the longest run of any movie at Grauman’s that year.
The premiere for Warner Bros’ “Giant” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 18,1956 was a very big deal. We can see from this photo that a long line of limos were outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre along Hollywood Boulevard and any number of searchlights strafed the night sky. The number of stars who attended is mindboggling. http://www.graumanschinese.org/1956.html lists over 100 of them, everyone from Nick Adams to Shelley Winters, along with Art Linkletter as the Master of Ceremonies. The movie’s 10-week run was the longest run of any movie at Grauman’s that year.
I own Vintage Kodachrome Slides on facebook and have an amazing shot of this during the day below
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=899394508856999&set=a.228079805988476
Wow, Michael, what a gorgeous, vivid image! Then again, Kodachromes always are, aren’t they?