Night photo of the Fox West Coast Theater, 308 N. Main St, Santa Ana, California, circa 1935

Night photo of the Fox West Coast Theater, 308 N. Main St, Santa Ana, California, circa 1935It looks like moviegoers attending the “gala reopening” of the Fox West Coast Theater at 308 N. Main S in Santa Ana were treated to a full night. Along with the new MGM hit, “Mutiny on the Bounty” they also saw one of Disney’s “Silly Symphony” cartoons, as well as a Pete Smith short. MGM’s Oscar-nominated “Mutiny” came out in November 1935, so I’m guessing the Pete Smith short was MGM’s Oscar-nominated “La Fiesta de Santa Barbara” which featured a 13-year-old Judy Garland singing “La Cucaracha” with her two sisters. All in all, it sounds like a full night out, if you ask me.

The theater is still there, but like many theaters in LA, it is now a church. This image is dated February 2019.

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