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.