I’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…
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.”
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
Thanks, Bernard. I never knew that the Carthay Circle did live stage productions!
I wonder if it was a preview, and they decided to change the name for the wide release.
Turns out, it was live stage productions, and a sequel to “Life with Father.”
Did the Cathay show summer stock plays?
https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTYxMTAxNTUy/Billie-Burke-LIFE-WITH-MOTHER-Lindsay-and-Crouse-1953-Summer-Stock
I’ve never heard about that, but apparently they did.
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.