The premiere of “My Man” at the Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1928

The premiere of "My Man" at the Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1928Where would Hollywood movie premieres be without powerful searchlights needling the night sky? This shot was taken at the premiere of Fanny Brice’s movie debut, “My Man” at the Warners Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. The movie opened during the messy transition from silents to talkies, so this movie had a silent debut (December 1928) and a talkie debut (January 1929) – this shot was taken on the night of the silent version. The neon blade sign on the far right intrigues me: “Postal Telegraph.” Was that a certain sort of telegraph, or is the sign advertising two different services?

The Warners Theatre is still there but it has stood empty for decades. On the plus side, there are now more trees along Hollywood Blvd!

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4 responses to “The premiere of “My Man” at the Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1928”

  1. J Yuma says:

    The Postal Telegraph had several locations around LA at the time.
    https://i.imgur.com/2CZUahs.png

    It was a major communications company.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Telegraph_Company

  2. KATHERYNE CLAYTON says:

    The Postal Telegraph Company existed as a separate entity along with Western Union.They consolidated in 1943.

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