Color photo of the Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1953

Color photo of the Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1953I’ll take any opportunity to post a color photo of Carthay Circle Theatre, a particularly lovely movie palace, which stood at 6316 San Vicente Blvd from 1926 to 1969. The marquee is advertising a Billie Burke picture called “Live with Mother” co-starring Carl Benton Reid. The caption in this photo said it was from 1953, but I can find no movie with that name, nor any movie that Billie Burke and Carl Benton Reid were in together, so that one’s a mystery.

In case I thought I was misreading the marquee…

"The Playgoer" - "Life with Mother" at the Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1953

Bill C says: ““Life With Mother” opened at the Carthay on January 25, 1953. It was one of several legit productions in the house in the early 50s, usually shows promoted by Henry Duffy. The stage later became unusable after the TODD-AO renovations for “Around the World in 80 Days.”

Advertisement for Billie Burke in Life with Mother a live stage play at the Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1953

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7 responses to “Color photo of the Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1953”

  1. Bernard Lee says:

    It looks like it was a touring play and not a film.

    Playbill here:
    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/billie-burke-life-mother-carl-benton-523748967

  2. I wonder if it was a preview, and they decided to change the name for the wide release.

  3. Paula says:

    This is the theater where I saw “Gone With The Wind” when I was in high school.

    It’s also where my dad was dragged by his mom when he was a kid to movie premieres in the early 30s.

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