Premiere of 20th Century-Fox’s “In Old Chicago” at the Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938

Premiere of 20th Century-Fox’s “In Old Chicago” at the Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938In 1938, 20th Century-Fox released “In Old Chicago” starring three of their biggest stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche, so naturally they gave it a big, splashy premiere. For this one, they chose the Four Star Theatre at 5112 Wilshire Blvd. Though not as well remembered as the Grauman’s Chinese, Fox Westwood, or Carthay Circle, the Four Star launched many a movie. As we can see under the huge lit sign advertising the movie, they also set up bleachers for fans to watch their favorites stars arrive in that river of automobiles.

The Four Star was demolished in 2014. Currently on that site is an apartment building. This image is from July 2022.

 

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6 responses to “Premiere of 20th Century-Fox’s “In Old Chicago” at the Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938”

  1. That architectural “nod” to the building tha was there is insulting at a minimum

  2. Martin Pal says:

    I like the new building design; one of the better looking buildings designed nowadays. I seem to remember going to that theatre once, but thought it was on Beverly Blvd. — obviously it isn’t.

  3. Gene Dryer-Bivins says:

    Martin, do you have a more exact date for the premiere of In Old Chicago? I ask because it was nominated for Oscars as a 1937 movie, and Alice Brady won Best Supporting Actress of 1937 at the ceremony in 1938. That means it has to have played at a theater in L.A. for a week in 1937. Movies have often been premiered for a “special qualifying engagement” in L.A. in December of a given year, sometimes even before the official release. Maybe this was one of the first times a studio did it.

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